Unlike bandmates Lou Reed, John Cale, Maureen Tucker and Nico, Morrison never released a solo album or made recordings under his own name, but nevertheless, he was an essential element of the group's sound as a conventional guitarist to Reed's experimental guitar style. Of the five members of the Velvet Underground who made the group's first album, guitarist Sterling Morrison is the only one who never made solo recordings under his or her own name. It's involved. Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. However, he left in 1971, teaching English at the University of Texas at Austin, and then working as a tugboat captain. Morrison does get co-writing credits on a few Velvet Underground tunes, including "European Son," "Here She Comes Now," "Guess I'm Falling in Love," "The Gift," "Sister Ray," "Hey Mr. Holmes Sterling Morrison, Jr. (August 28, 1942 – August 30, 1995) was one of the founding members of the rock group The Velvet Underground, usually playing electric guitar, occasionally bass guitar, and singing backing vocals. Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform. A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. It's involved. Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. About a month after Lou Reed left the band in August 1970, Reed tried to convince Morrison to start a new band together, but Morrison turned him down, still angry at Reed for various reasons, and not confident that a new band could immediately attain the stature of the one Reed had just left. He also had a less…. He also co-wrote (with Reed) "Chelsea Girls," an excellent song on Nico's first album, and also worked a few Nico solo club shows around 1967 as her accompanying guitarist. Leave feedback. You can play me 100 guitars, and I possibly could place Sterling.” Although Reed is usually credited because the singular songwriter on Velvet Underground originals, and was indisputably the principal composer within the music group, it’s been speculated that Morrison (and Cale) do even more writing than can be reflected within the credits. And yet it has a grace and elegance to it, even in the fast-note runs. Rain," "Foggy Notion," and "Ride into the Sun." The guitars on Velvet Underground records were not strictly divided into lead and rhythm parts, although Reed probably took more of the frenzied lead parts than Morrison did. We don’t have any upcoming events for this artist right now. Holmes Sterling Morrison Jr. was an American guitarist, best known as one of the founding members of the rock group the Velvet Underground, usually playing electric guitar, occasionally bass guitar, and singing backing vocals. In general, Morrison had cleaner, bluesier, and more straightforward lines than Reed, who was more wont to improvise noisily. They were more like dual guitars that complemented each other, sometimes taking rhythm parts, sometimes taking lead lines. He was survived by his wife Martha and his son Thomas. Famous Birthdays #1: Today's Birthdays & Celebrity Deaths, Rock, experimental rock, proto-punk, art rock. Reed favored a ’64 Gretsch Country Gentleman through a Fender Deluxe, while lead guitarist Sterling Morrison often went for a ’65 Japanese-made Kent Copa 532 (also a fave of Reed’s), as well as a small arsenal that included a Fender Stratocaster, a ’61 Gibson SG, a Les Paul Standard, and a Vox Phantom. Of the five members of the Velvet Underground who made the group's first album, guitarist Sterling Morrison is the only one who never made solo recordings under his or her own name. Electrical guitarist and bassist who performed with The Velvet Underground, the group known for songs like "Sunday Morning" and "Heroin.". He and John Cale were both members of The Velvet Underground. He was earning an English major at Syracuse University when he met his future bandmate Lou Reed. As tensions started to break up the Velvet Underground lineup in 1970, Morrison was somewhat remote from the fray, studying for his degree at New York City College. You could play me a hundred guitars, and I could spot Sterling.". And yet it has a grace and elegance to it, even in the fast-note runs. He collaborated with other artists, including Nico and Luna. For the liner notes of Peel Slowly and See, Reed told David Fricke, "Sometimes I think his guitar playing is very much like his first name -- sterling. He became seriously ill in the mid-'90s, and died in August 1995. Holmes Sterling Morrison, Jr. (August 28, 1942 – August 30, 1995) was one of the founding members of the rock group The Velvet Underground, usually playing electric guitar, occasionally bass guitar, and singing backing vocals. For the liner notes of Peel Slowly and See, Reed told David Fricke, "Sometimes I think his guitar playing is very much like his first name -- sterling. Morrison did continue with the Reed-less Velvets for a while, touring and even doing a couple of unreleased recordings with them for Atlantic in late 1970. Read Full Biography. He also had a less distinct public image than the other four members (Lou Reed, John Cale, Nico, and Maureen Tucker). The Warrior Heart Of The Velvet Underground, Rock & Roll (Full Length Version) [2015 Remastered], Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.

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