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NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Verlaine, guitarist and co-founder of the seminal proto-punk band Television who influenced many bands while playing at ultra-cool downtown New York music venue CBGB alongside the Ramones, Patti Smith and Talking Heads, has died. He was 73.
Tom VerlaineSinger and guitarist for the punk giants Television who crafted the band's 1977 masterpiece Marquee MoonHe passed away at the age of 73. Patti
Verlaine influenced many bands while playing at ultra-cool downtown New York music venue CBGB alongside the Ramones, Patti Smith and Talking Heads.
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Verlaine, a punk icon, died after a brief illness. Television's "Marquee Moon" influenced many in the rock and punk world.