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Apr 6, 2023 · Tom Verlaine, who died on January 28, 2023, had an approach to playing guitar that was never easy to describe. Post-punk, art rock, art punk, whatever; it was one of Verlaine’s great creative achievements that over three studio albums with Television, and a prolific solo career, he was able to unshackle his style from labels.
- Jonathan Horsley
A later musical influence were Miles Davis' electric-period recordings, particularly the Japanese LPs Agharta (1975) and Dark Magus (1977), which he was able to obtain as imports. [10] Tom's family sent Verlaine and his twin brother John to Sanford Preparatory School, a private boarding school in Hockessin, Delaware.
Feb 2, 2023 · Wilco’s visionary guitarist pays tribute to Television’s late frontman. February 2, 2023 by Shaun Brady. “It’s hard to think of New York City without Tom in it,” Cline says. Credit: Rovi. The death of Tom Verlaine on Jan. 28, at age 73, has inspired eulogies from countless artists whose own work has stretched the boundaries of rock.
Feb 1, 2023 · In Memoriam: Tom Verlaine (1949–2023) Tom Verlaine performs with Television at the Bottom Line in New York City on June 11, 1978. The fiery, incandescent, and visionary guitarist who died on January 28, 2023, helped spark a punk revolution—and then transcended the form entirely. Musicians feel and experience influence in many ways.
- Charles Saufley
Jan 30, 2023 · Others stormed, bludgeoned, or wailed, but Tom Verlaine’s guitar crept. ... Few people’s influence spread as far and as wide as Verlaine’s, or as quietly. Somewhere in that tone lurked an ...
- Jayson Greene
Feb 11, 2023 · Died: 28 January, 2023 in New York City, aged 73. Tom Verlaine was one of a rare coterie of musicians with a genuine claim to changing the course of music with his band Television. Powered by his ...
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Tom Verlaine. Television was an American rock band from New York City, most notably active in the 1970s. The group's most prominent lineup consisted of Tom Verlaine (vocals, guitar), Richard Lloyd (guitar), Billy Ficca (drums), and Fred Smith (bass). An early fixture of CBGB and the 1970s New York rock scene, the band is considered influential ...
