Richard Lloyd, the guitarist and founding member of the influential New York rock band Television, has died at age 75.
His family confirmed that Lloyd died on November 7, 2026, at his home in Chattanooga, Tennessee, following a battle with cholangiocarcinoma, a form of bile duct cancer. He had been diagnosed in March.
Lloyd helped form Television in 1973, becoming an important figure in New York City’s emerging punk rock scene. The band developed a distinctive sound built around the intertwined guitar work of Lloyd and frontman Tom Verlaine.
