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Verlaine was born Thomas Joseph Miller in Denville, New Jersey, on December 13, 1949. [1] His father, Victor Andrew Miller [2] (1921–2008), was of Lithuanian heritage (originally Miliszauckas [3]), but born in Coatbridge, Scotland. [4] His mother, Lillian (Lilya) Barbara Dopko(wski) [5] (1921–2005) was originally from Pennsylvania and of Polish heritage. Tom's father worked first as a maintenance man [3] and later as a sales manager. [2] Tom had a twin brother, John Peter Miller [2 ...
Jan 28, 2023 · Tom Verlaine was born Thomas Joseph Miller on Dec. 13, 1949, in Denville, N.J., the son of Victor and Lillian Miller. The family relocated to Wilmington, Del., when Tom was a child.
Guitarist Tom Verlaine, who rose to fame in the 1970s New York punk scene as the frontman of rock band Television, has died at the age of 73. In their heyday, Television scored three UK Top 40 hit ...
Jan 30, 2023 · He Was Tom Verlaine. Patti Smith remembers her friend, who possessed the child’s gift of transforming a drop of water into a poem that somehow begat music. He awoke to the sound of water ...
Jan 29, 2023 · Tom Verlaine, a founding father of American punk and a fixture of the 1970s New York rock scene, died Saturday in Manhattan as the result of a brief illness. He was 73. His death was confirmed to ...
Jan 29, 2023 · Tom Verlaine, founding member of seminal New York punk band Television, died Saturday at age 73 “after a brief illness,” according to a news release from Jesse Paris Smith, the daughter of ...
Jan 29, 2023 · Verlaine was born Tom Miller — later taking the last name of the 19th-century French poet Paul-Marie Verlaine after he met Hell, born Richard Meyers, at a Delaware prep school.
Jan 29, 2023 · By Variety. 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 ...
“Tom Verlaine has passed over to the beyond that his guitar playing always hinted at. He was the best rock and roll guitarist of all time, and like Hendrix could dance from the spheres of the cosmos to garage rock. That takes a special greatness,” Mike Scott of The Waterboys tweeted. Though Television never found much commercial success, Verlaine’s jaggedly inventive playing as part of the band’s two-guitar assault influenced many musicians. Television issued its groundbreaking debut ...
Jan 28, 2023 · Tom Verlaine, Influential Guitarist and Songwriter in the Band Television, Dies at 73. The musician, who had a large impact on the punk rock era in the 70s, died following a brief illness.
Jan 31, 2023 · JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Punk rock pioneer Tom Verlaine died last week at 73 years old. He is best known as the frontman for the band Television, a fixture in the early New York punk scene, along with ...
Jan 29, 2023 · 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 ...
Jan 29, 2023 · Tom Verlaine has died after a brief illness, a representative for the influential guitarist and founding member of Television confirms. He was 73.
Jan 28, 2023 · 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 ...
Jan 29, 2023 · Tom Verlaine, ‘Kingdom Come’ (1979) Over a stalwart march beat, with guitar chords like distant fanfares, a prisoner prays for redemption. Verse by verse, the song moves from despair toward hope.
Jan 30, 2023 · Tom Verlaine was a true great. His role in our culture and straight up awesomeness on the electric guitar was completely legendary. Name 10 minutes of music as good as Marquee Moon.
Jan 28, 2023 · Tom Verlaine, singer and guitarist for punk legends Television who crafted the band’s 1977 masterpiece Marquee Moon, has died at the age of 73.. Jesse Paris Smith, the daughter of Patti Smith ...
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.
Jan 28, 2023 · Tom Verlaine, the iconic frontman of Television, has died in New York after a brief illness, according to a statement shared by a publicist. Verlaine was 73 years old. Verlaine was 73 years old.
Jan 29, 2023 · Tom Verlaine’s guitar was the lightning that struck itself, giving off sparks that kept turning into great new bands, all over the world: R.E.M. down in Georgia, U2 in Dublin, Wilco in Chicago ...
Jan 29, 2023 · Tom Verlaine – the singer, guitarist and songwriter best known for leading seminal New York rock band Television – has died at the age of 73. “I’ve lost a hero,” says R.E.M.’s Michael ...
Jan 29, 2023 · Tom Verlaine, Television Frontman and Punk Godfather, Dead at 73 'Following a Brief Illness'. "He made incredible music," Billy Idol wrote of fellow punk legend and Television frontman Tom ...
Jan 29, 2023 · Flea has led tributes to Tom Verlaine, the frontman for rock band Television, after his death was announced on Saturday (29 January). Verlaine was the guitarist, songwriter and lead figure of the ...
Sep 24, 2024 · Tom Verlaine: Songs and Other Things. $30 at Rough Trade. Most Read Reviews. Version 2.0. Garbage. Zach Schonfeld is a freelance writer based in New York. He was formerly a senior writer at Newsweek.
