There is an interview with Lou Reed at lacitybeat.com. Nothing much in it that is surprising. He does mention doo-wop as a big influence. You can tell that from some of the Velvet Underground stuff, but I think I'm going to start listening for more doo-wop in his other work. I'm also going to look into the connection between doo-wop and advancement. I think there might just be something there.
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I'd say the fact that Frank Zappa (a paragon of overtness) cites Doo-Wop as a major influence might prove a stumbling block...
That's an interesting point, but a lot of overt people aspire to be advanced, so they embrace the same things that advanced people do. I'm looking into it.
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