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Morristown, New Jersey, USA
Tom Verlaine is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the frontman of the New York City rock band Television. Verlaine is regarded by many as one of the most talented performers of the early post punk era.
Known for
- Patti Smith - Live at Montreux 2005 — Himself2012
- Patti Smith: Dream of Life — Self2008
- Dancing Barefoot — Self (archive footage)1995
- The Blank Generation — Self1976
- Night Lunch — Self1975
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1949-12-13
- Active to
- 2023-01-28
Discography
- Tom Verlaine1979
- Always1981
- Dreamtime1981
- Days on the Mountain1982
- Words From the Front1982
- Cover1984
- Five Miles of You1984
- Let Go the Mansion1984
- Flash Light1987
- Cry Mercy Judge1987
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- Listeners
- 61,782
- Total plays
- 756,971
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Tom Verlaine (born Thomas Miller in Morristown, New Jersey, on 13 December 1949; died 28 January 2023) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist remembered as long-time frontman of Television from 1973 through to 2023. Verlaine was often considered as one of the most talented performers of the early punk rock era. Verlaine's poetic lyrics, and his accomplished guitar playing technique were highly influential and widely praised in the music media. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Tom+Ve
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Thomas
- Family name
- Miller
- Named after
- Paul Verlaine
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Morristown
- Place of death
- Manhattan
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- proto-punk
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Fontana Records
- Image
- Tom Verlaine 2014.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1949-12-13
- start of work period
- 1972-00-00
- pseudonym
- Tom Verlaine
- birth name
- Thomas Joseph Miller
- member of
- Neon Boys
- date of death
- 2023-01-28
- manner of death
- natural causes
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- Commons category
- Tom Verlaine
- name in native language
- Thomas Miller
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