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Fred Smith, Bassist of Television, Dead at 77

Bassist Fred Smith of the band Television has died at age 77 The rocker died from cancer on Thursday, Feb. 5 Smith joined Television, replacing founding bassist Richard Hell, after departing Blondie ...
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Fred Smith, influential Television and former Blondie bassist, dies at 77

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Television Bassist Fred Smith Dies at 77

Fred Smith, longtime bassist for Television and founding member of Blondie, has died. According to the band’s social media, Smith died Thursday. “He fought his illness long and hard these last few ...
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Television Bassist Fred Smith Dies at 77

Fred Smith, the longtime bassist of the fundamental New York punk band Television, died on Thursday (February 5). The group confirmed the news Saturday (February 8) on their official social media, ...
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R.I.P. Fred Smith: Television bassist dead at 77

Television’s Fred Smith passed away at age 77 on Thursday, February 5. The band confirmed his death from an unspecified illness on its official social media pages. Smith was the original bassist in ...
Rolling Stone

Fred Smith, Bassist for Television, Dead at 77

Fred Smith, bass player for rock band Television, has died at the age of 77. The musician’s death on Thursday, Feb. 5, was confirmed by the band on social media. Although a cause of death was not ...
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Television bassist Fred Smith dead at 77

Fred Smith, bassist for the influential band Television, has died at age 77. "[Smith] was a great running buddy and exactly the guy you wanted around when road life got wearisome," Television ...
Variety

Fred Smith, Bassist for Television, Dies at 77

Fred Smith, bass player for the influential proto-punk band Television, died Thursday. He was 77. The band confirmed his death on its Instagram. Smith started out playing with Angel and the Snake, ...
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Fred Smith, Television bassist, dead at 77

Fred Smith, who played bass in massively influential NYC band Television, died on Thursday at age 77. The sad news was shared by Jimmy Rip who played in Television from 2007-2023. He writes: The ...
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Television Bassist Fred Smith Dead At 77

Fred Smith, bassist for the truly influential New York City band Television, passed away on Thursday (Feb. 5). Smith's former bandmate Jimmy Rip broke the news today on Instagram. Smith (far right in ...