Holmes Sterling Morrison, Jr (East Meadow, New York, August 28, 1942 – August 30, 1995 in Poughkeepsie, NY) was one of the founding members of influential rock group The Velvet Underground, playing lead, rhythm and bass guitar and singing backing vocals. East Meadow is a census-designated place located in Nassau County, New York. ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Poughkeepsie City of Poughkeepsie Town of Poughkeepsie Poughkeepsie, Arkansas This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Rock band (or rock group) is a generic name to describe a group of musicians specializing in a particular form of electronically amplified music. ... The Velvet Underground (abbreviated as The Velvets or V.U.) were an American rock and roll band of the 1960s and 1970s. ... Lead guitar refers to a role within a popular music band, especially a rock band, that provides melody or melodic material, as opposed to the rhythm of the rhythm guitar, bass, and drums. ... Rhythm guitar is the role of the guitar in playing accompaniment in various musical styles. ... A Fender Jazz Bass Bass guitar (also called electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply bass) refers to an electric bass or an electric/acoustic string instrument with a similar appearance to the guitar, but with a larger body, commonly four strings, longer scale neck and tuned an octave lower... Backup singer, backing singer, background singer, and background vocalist are all terms meaning the same: a vocalist who sings in support (in back-up) of a lead vocalist or singer, often accompanied by other backup singers. ...

Biography

Morrison majored in English at Syracuse University; it was here that he met Lou Reed, a fellow English student. Although the two jammed together, they drifted apart after Morrison quit his studies and Reed graduated (1964). They met again in New York City in 1965. By this time, Reed had met John Cale and wanted to start a band, so when they ran into Morrison, he was invited to join. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Syracuse University Syracuse University (SU) is a private American research university. ... Lou Reed (born on March 2, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York), is an American rock and roll singer-songwriter. ... Students attending a lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to direct ones zeal at; hence a student is one who directs zeal at a subject. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... The city is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture, and is one of the worlds major global cities (along with London, Tokyo and Paris) with a virtually unrivaled collection of museums, galleries, performance venues, media outlets, international corporations, and stock exchanges. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... John Cale (born March 9, 1942) is a Welsh musician, songwriter and record producer. ...

Morrison primarily played guitar and sometimes bass guitar on the band's first two albums. This was necessitated because of their live-in-the-studio approach, and when Cale — the band's nominal bassist — played viola or keyboards on a record, Morrison often played bass. Other songs, however, (including "Heroin" and "Sister Ray") find Reed and Morrison on guitars while Cale plays viola or organ. Although Morrison was a good bassist (witness his playing on "Sunday Morning" or "Lady Godiva's Operation"), he disliked the instrument. A guitar is a stringed musical instrument. ... A Fender Jazz Bass Bass guitar (also called electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply bass) refers to an electric bass or an electric/acoustic string instrument with a similar appearance to the guitar, but with a larger body, commonly four strings, longer scale neck and tuned an octave lower...

After Cale left the group in 1968, Morrison always played guitar. There was no established "lead" or "rhythm" guitar hierarchy in the Velvet Underground: both Reed and Morrison traded roles regularly. Additionally, Morrison did backing vocals and the occasional lead vocal spot ("The Murder Mystery"). 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Lead guitar refers to a role within a popular music band, especially a rock band, that provides melody or melodic material, as opposed to the rhythm of the rhythm guitar, bass, and drums. ... Rhythm guitar is the role of the guitar in playing accompaniment in various musical styles. ...

In 1970, when the band were back in NYC to play an entire summer's engagement at Max's Kansas City, Morrison seized the opportunity to complete his studies and graduate (from City College). In 1971 he was offered, and accepted, a position at the University of Texas at Austin, which meant he had to leave the band, playing his last gig with them on August 21 in Houston. 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Maxs Kansas City was a nightclub (upstairs) and restaurant (downstairs) between 17th and 18th Streets, on Park Avenue South in New York City. ... City College of The City University of New York The City College of The City University of New York (known more commonly as the City College of New York or simply City College) is a senior college of the City University of New York, in New York City. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... The University of Texas System comprises fifteen educational institutions in Texas, of which nine are general academic universities, and six are health institutions. ... Nickname: Live Music Capital of the World Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: www. ... Look up Gig in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Gig may be: A slang term for a musical engagement A contraction for gigabyte An archaic term for a type of light carriage A type of spear A similarly designed type of fishing tackle A contraction for Captains Gig, a type... August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Houston redirects here. ...

Sometime in the Seventies (the records are vague), Morrison changed from an academic career to being the captain of a Houston tugboat; he pursued this well into the 1980s. After leaving the Velvet Underground, Morrison's musical career was primarily limited to informal sessions for fun, though he played in a few bands around Austin, Texas, notably the Bizarros. Morrison's tenure in the capital of Texas made him a well-loved and admired member of the local music community as well as an influential voice. During John Cale's renaissance in the late Seventies, Sterling could be seen playing with his former bandmate in stages such as the Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin. From the mid-Eighties on, however, he occasionally recorded or performed with Reed, Cale, and Velvet Underground drummer Maureen Tucker, who had started a solo career of her own. Morrison was part of her touring band for most of the late 1980's and early 1990's. Captain is both a nautical term and a military rank. ... This article is about the boat. ... A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... Maureen Ann Moe Tucker (born August 26, 1944, in New Jersey, United States) is best known for having been the drummer for the rock group The Velvet Underground. ...

In 1992, the core Velvet Underground line-up of Reed, Cale, Morrison and Tucker decided to reform for a tour and possible album. The band extensively toured Europe in 1993, alternatively as headline act or supporting U2. Morrison's playing held up well, and his performances were generally agreed to be top-notch. By the end of the tour, relationships had soured again and plans for a US tour and MTV Unplugged album were scrapped. Queue at US Air Force station in Iraq, for food at a birthday celebration. Queue areas are areas in which people queue (first in, first out), that is they wait in line for something. ... A satellite composite image of Europe // Etymology Picture of Europa, carried away by bull-shaped Zeus. ... U2 is an Irish rock band featuring Bono (Paul David Hewson) on vocals and guitar, The Edge (David Howell Evans) on guitar and pianos and vocals, Adam Clayton on bass, and Larry Mullen Jr on drums and vocals. ... MTV (Music Television) is a cable television network which was originally devoted to music videos, especially popular rock music. ... Unplugged refers to musicians performing live using only acoustic instruments; that is, without plugging in amplified instruments (e. ...

The European tour turned out to be the last for the Velvet Underground. Sterling joined Maureen Tucker's band for a tour in 1994, and later that year, was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, from which he died on August 30, 1995, two days after his 53rd birthday. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Non-Hodgkins lymphoma is a type of cancer. ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A birthday is the date on which a person was born. ...

In March 2001, Sterling Morrison was remembered through a tribute set at the Austin Music Awards during South by Southwest. JOhn Cale performed "Some Friends," a song he'd composed in Morrison's memory, with Alejandra Escovedo, who played "Tugboat," also written for Morrison. An SXSW panel on Sterling succesfully convened that year, with Cale and others remembering their fallen friend. Morrison was also the subject of an oral history, Velvet Underdog, in the Austin Chronicle that year. The story featured quotes by John Cale, Lou Reed, Maureen Tucker, and other Morrison associates.

Discography with the Velvet Underground

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Singles

• "All Tomorrow's Parties" / "I'll Be Your Mirror" (1966)
• "Sunday Morning" / "Femme Fatale" (1966)
• "White Light/White Heat" / "Here She Comes Now" (1968)
• "What Goes On" / "Jesus" (promo, 1969)
• "Who Loves the Sun" / "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'" (1971)
• "Foggy Notion" / "I Can't Stand It" (promo, 1985)
• "Venus in Furs" / "I'm Waiting for the Man" (live, 1994)

Original albums

• The Velvet Underground and Nico (1967)
• White Light/White Heat (1968)
• The Velvet Underground (1969)
• Loaded (1970)
• Live at Max's Kansas City (1972)
• Live MCMXCIII (1993)

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Later releases of archive material

• 1969: The Velvet Underground Live (1974)
• VU (1985)
• Another View (1986)
• Peel Slowly and See (box set, 1995)
• Bootleg Series Volume 1: The Quine Tapes (live, 2001)
• The Very Best of the Velvet Underground (2003)

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