Television guitarist Richard Lloyd dies of cancer

ByJohn

Last Saturday he passed away Richard Lloydguitarist and founder of the New York band Televisiondue to bile duct cancer.

In March 2026, the guitarist was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, a disease that caused several tumors in his liver, with the complication of being located very close to a blood vessel, which is why it could not be surgically removed.

Last August we released a news story that talked about the GoFundMe campaign that had been launched to raise funds so that he could pay for the medical expenses associated with the treatment.

Richard Lloyd founded Television in 1973, along with singer and guitarist Tom Verlaine, drummer Billy Ficca and bassist Richard Hell, who soon left the band to be replaced by Fred Smith. Although the band broke up in 1978 after releasing “Adventure“, and in 1992 they reunited to record their third and final album Television.

Lloyd’s solo career began in 1979 with the album “Alchemy“, and published his latest work in 2018 with “The Countdown“.

Lloyd joins the list of deceased members of Television, which includes guitarist and singer Tom Verlaine (2023), Fred Smith (2026).

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