British saxophonist Ronnie Ross had just locked down his now iconic baritone solo on Lou Reed's soon-to-be overplayed rock classic, "Walk On the Wild Side" when co-producer David Bowie snook up behind ...

He had one top 20 hit, “Walk On the Wild Side,” and many other songs that became standards among his admirers, from “Heroin” and “Sweet Jane” to “Pale Blue Eyes” and “All Tomorrow’s Parties.” Raised ...

Prepare to crank those amps up to eleven.

September 1964. New employee Lou Reed (right) at Pickwick Records’ offices, with fellow company songwriter Jerry Vance (far left), label exec Terry Philips (second from left) and an unknown colleague.