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Television
photo credit: John Telfer

Active

1970s - 2000s

Formed

1973 in New York City, NY

Genre

Pop/Rock

Styles

American Punk New York Punk Proto-Punk Punk Punk/New Wave

Group Members

Billy Ficca Fred Smith Richard Lloyd Tom Verlaine Richard Hell
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Television

Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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Propelled by the guitars of Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd, they were at the vanguard of New York's art-punk scene of the '70s.
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