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Andy Warhol

Born
August 6, 1928 
Active Decades
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by Richie Unterberger
Andy Warhol is of course primarily known as a major visual artist, and a significant filmmaker. He was not a musician, and probably knew little about the technological processes by which music is recorded. Nonetheless, he made notable contributions to rock history as a producer and manager of The Velvet Underground. He managed The Velvets until about the summer of 1967, and was credited as producer of the bulk of their debut album.



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