Person · Male
Sterling Morrison
- From
- East Meadow, United States
- Active
- 1942–1995
- Releases
- 0
- rock
About
Holmes Sterling Morrison Jr. (August 29, 1942 – August 30, 1995) was an American musician, best known as one of the founding members of the rock band the Velvet Underground. He usually played electric guitar, occasionally played bass guitar, and provided backing vocals.
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Unlike his Velvet Underground bandmates Lou Reed, Doug Yule, John Cale, Maureen Tucker, and Nico, Morrison never released a solo album or made recordings under his own name. He was nevertheless an essential element of the group's sound, his percussive and syncopated rhythm playing and melodic lead parts providing a foil for Reed's guitar and vocals.
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The Velvet Underground background vocals, bass, guitar
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Holmes Sterling Morrison Jr.
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- af1b9cbb-bba5-4601-b4e3-9b06617ace21
- ISNI
- 0000000121023146
- IPI
- 00034855964
- IPI
- 00034856079
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.