Tom Verlaine, guitarist and singer of influential rock band Television, dies at 73
The founding father of American punk and a fixture in the 1970s New York rock scene died Saturday as the result of a brief illness.
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 NPR in a press release from Jesse Paris Smith,, who also once dated the artist.
