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Song of the Week #130 – “Sunday Morning”

Written by admin on October 29, 2012 – 10:25 pm -

The Velvet Underground & Nico We mark the release of the 45th anniversary editions of “The Velvet Underground & Nico” by selecting “Sunday Morning” as “Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons.

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OBEs for Nash and Cale

Written by admin on June 12, 2010 – 9:06 am -

Two veteran musicians appeared in the Queen’s annual birthday honours list.

OBEs (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) went to co-founder of the Velvet Underground, John Cale, and to Graham Nash, who was a member of both the Hollies and Crosby, Stills and Nash.

John Cale gets OBE Cale co-founded the Velvet Underground with Lou Reed in 1965 and appeared on their first two albums, “Velvet Underground and Nico” and “White Light/White Heat.”

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