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Television

Band, 1973-1978 US, New York City
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Television is an American rock band, formed in New York City in 1973 and considered influential in the development of punk and alternative music.Television was an early fixture of CBGB and the 1970s New York rock scene. Although they recorded in a stripped-down, guitar-based manner similar to their punk contemporaries, the band's music was by comparison clean, improvisational, and technically proficient, drawing influence from avant-garde jazz and 1960s rock. The group's debut album, Marquee Moon, is often considered one of the defining releases of the punk era.

Members

	Tom Verlaine g, voc *1949 US
	Richard Lloyd g, voc *1951 US
	Billy Ficca dr *1950 US
	Richard Meyers voc
	Jimmy Rip g, voc US
	Fred Smith b, voc *1948 US