New York Times | Lou Reed, Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer, Dies at 71 New York Times Mr. Reed was in Ohio earlier this week for treatment at Cleveland Clinic, the hospital where he had liver transplant surgery, Dr. Miller said. But he decided to return to New York after the doctors could no longer treat his end-stage liver disease. “We ... Singer Lou Reed Dies at 71 Lou Reed, iconic punk-poet, dead at 71 Lou Reed, Velvet Underground guitarist, dies at age 71 |