The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground (abbreviated as The Velvets or V.U.) were an American rock and roll band of the late 1960s. Its best-known alumni are Lou Reed and John Cale.

Personnel

Band members

• Willie Alexander (keyboards, vocals 1971–1972)
• John Cale (bass guitar, electrically amplified viola, keyboards, vocals 1965–1968, 1992–1994)
• Angus MacLise (percussion 1965)
• Sterling Morrison (guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals 1965–1971, 1992–1994)
• Walter Powers (bass guitar, backing vocals 1970–1972)
• Lou Reed (vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica 1965–1970, 1992–1994)
• Maureen “Moe” Tucker (percussion, vocals 1965–1972, 1992–1994)
• Doug Yule (bass guitar, keyboards, guitar, drums, vocals 1968–1973)

Lineups

• Early 1965 – November 1965: Reed, Cale, Morrison, MacLise
• November 1965 – September 1968: Reed, Cale, Morrison, Tucker
• September 1968 – August 1970: Reed, Morrison, Yule, Tucker (with Billy Yule sitting in for Tucker during the summer of 1970)
• August 1970 – August 1971: Yule, Morrison, Powers, Tucker
• August 1971 – early 1972: Yule, Alexander, Powers, Tucker
• Early 1972 – early 1973: Doug Yule (with various sidemen and sessioneers)
• Late 1992 – early 1994: Reed, Cale, Morrison, Tucker (European reunion tour)
• Janurary 1996: Reed, Cale, Tucker (Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction)