American guitarist Tom Verlaine, 73, plays the guitar. Thomas Miller, who became famous as the frontman for the New York rock band Television, was born on December 13, 1949, in Morristown, New Jersey. Sagittarius is his astrological sign.
American singer Patti Smith has 76 years of age. Patricia Lee Smith, who has had a career spanning from 1967 to the present, was born on December 30, 1946, in Grant Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
She is best known for her 1975 debut album “Horses,” her 1978 hit single “Because the Night,” and her 2007 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Did Tom Verlaine and Patti Smith date?
When the New York punk scene was just getting started, Verlaine dated the poet and singer Patti Smith. Before disbanding in July 1978, Television put out two albums, Marquee Moon and Adventure, to acclaim from critics and moderate sales.
The self-titled solo album Verlaine shortly released marked the start of a successful solo career in the 1980s.