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In 1975 Hall of Fame artist Lou Reed made a mixtape of sorts for Andy Warhol. The cassette, which Reed gave to Warhol as a gift, contains 12 previously unreleased songs by Reed in addition to curated set of concert recordings. Cornell music professor Judith Peraino discovered the tape while researching a book at the Andy Warhol Museum.
Fellowship will fund study of Warhol’s impact on ’70s music
February 23, 2021
Judith Peraino, professor of music in the College of Arts and Sciences, won a 12-month fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities to research artist Andy Warhol’s influence on pop and rock musicians in the 1970s.