# Television co-founder Richard Lloyd dead aged 75

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/television-co-founder-richard-lloyd-dead-aged-75/
- Published: 2026-11-07T16:31:34+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T17:41:09+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/television-co-founder-richard-lloyd-dead-aged-75/

## Key points

- Television co-founder Richard Lloyd has died aged 75.
- His family said he died from bile duct cancer.
- He helped make the influential 1977 album *Marquee Moon*.

## Summary

Richard Lloyd, co-founder and guitarist of the band Television, has died at 75 at his home in Chattanooga, Tennessee. His family said he died on 7 November from cholangiocarcinoma, a bile duct cancer diagnosed in March. Lloyd’s death marks the loss of a musician whose work helped shape Television’s place in rock history.

Born in Pittsburgh in 1951, Lloyd formed Television with Tom Verlaine after returning to New York, where the pair began collaborating. The band released *Marquee Moon* in 1977, followed by *Adventure* in 1978 and *Television* in 1992. After the group split in 1978, Lloyd released seven solo albums, most recently *The Countdown* in 2018; he is survived by his wife, son and brother.

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