Jim Allen

Lou Reed's solo debut found him recording some Velvet Underground leftovers with two members of Yes.

“This is how we started out, you know,” he said during the 1991 all-acoustic performance.

Between Genesis and early solo outings, he was already a rock star. Then he went supernova.

A generational creative force and a seemingly ageless pop culture iconoclast, Prince seemed to be immortal. And, in a way, he actually is.