Timeline The Velvet Underground: The Velvet Underground & Nico

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• 1964 The Velvet Underground begins as Lou Reed meets John Cale New York A pop songwriter and a classically trained avant-garde violist.
• 1965 The Velvet Underground taken up by Andy Warhol The Factory Warhol becomes their manager and adds the singer Nico.
• 1966 The Velvet Underground play Exploding Plastic Inevitable Warhol's multimedia show Shows with films, lights and dancers.
• 1967 The Velvet Underground release The Velvet Underground & Nico The banana album Warhol's banana cover — a commercial flop and a hugely influential album.
• 1968 The Velvet Underground release White Light/White Heat Sister Ray A noisy album with the 17-minute Sister Ray.
• 1968 The Velvet Underground fire John Cale Line-up change Reed forces Cale out.
• 1969 The Velvet Underground release The Velvet Underground Quiet album A gentle third album.
• 1970 Lou Reed leaves The Velvet Underground Max's Kansas City Quits after a residency at Max's Kansas City.
• 1970 The Velvet Underground release Loaded Sweet Jane With Sweet Jane and Rock & Roll, released after Reed left.
• 1973 The Velvet Underground end Squeeze The name ends after a last album without the original members.
• 1990 The Velvet Underground's Reed and Cale release Songs for Drella Warhol tribute A tribute to Andy Warhol.
• 1993 The Velvet Underground reunite for a European tour Reunion The original four tour Europe.
• 1996 The Velvet Underground inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Hall of Fame Inducted by Patti Smith.
• 2013 The Velvet Underground's Lou Reed dies Aged 71 Dies on Long Island.