Singer-guitarist Tom Verlaine, who founded the punk-rock band Television during the 1970s, died Saturday in New York City. He was 73. Jesse Paris Smith, the daughter of Verlaine’s former partner, ...

Tom Verlaine, the singer and guitarist who fronted the singular, ambitious and oblique New York band Television, with whom he made two of rock’s most acclaimed albums, died Saturday in Manhattan. He ...

Tom Verlaine, who redefined rock guitar in the punk era of the 1970s with his band Television, died Saturday in Manhattan. He was 73. Verlaine’s death was confirmed to the New York Times by Jesse ...

Only a band in pre-internet ennui would have the cojones to name itself Television. These days, someone on band payroll—a media consultant or a street-team cheerleader, etc.—would’ve talked you out of ...

Co-founder and guitar player for punk rock group Television, Tom Verlaine, is dead at 73 according to reports. The musician passed away in New York City alongside friends after suffering from a brief ...

Tom Verlaine, the singer and guitarist whose Television band was one of the more influential groups on the New York punk scene in the 1970s, died today at 73 in Manhattan. Jesse Paris Smith, the ...

Tom Verlaine, co-founder of Television, which helped put New York club CBGB on the map in the 1970s and continues to influence ambitious rock bands today. (Kerstin Rodgers / Redferns) Tom Verlaine, ...

Tom Verlaine, the frontman and guitarist for the rock band Television, died Saturday in Manhattan following a “brief illness.” He was 73 years old. Verlaine’s death was announced by Jesse Paris Smith, ...