Fred Smith (bassist)

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Not to be confused with Fred "Sonic" Smith.

Fred Smith
Birth name	Fred Smith
Born	(1948-04-10) April 10, 1948
Origin	New York
Genres	Punk, New Wave
Instruments	Bass guitar
Associated acts	Blondie, Television, The Fleshtones

Fred Smith (born 10 April 1948, New York) is an American bass guitarist, best known for his work with Television. He was the original bassist with Blondie until he replaced Richard Hell when Hell left Television in 1975 to form The Heartbreakers. At the time, Television played at CBGB along with Blondie. According to Smith, "Blondie was like a sinking ship and Television was my favorite band."^[1] Smith also participated in the solo albums of the Television guitarists Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd, and played with such artists as The Roches, Willie Nile, and Peregrins.^[2] From 1988 to 1989 he played bass, recorded, and toured with The Fleshtones.

References

↑ Robbins, Ira (February 2001). "Television". Mojo Magazine. Retrieved March 25, 2008.
↑ "Television: Biography". The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll. 2001. Retrieved March 25, 2008.

This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.

External links

Fred Smith at Allmusic

v t e Television

Tom Verlaine Fred Smith Billy Ficca Jimmy Rip Richard Lloyd Richard Hell

Albums	Marquee Moon (1977) Adventure (1978) Television (1992)

Live albums	The Blow-Up Live at the Academy, 1992 Live at the Old Waldorf

Singles	"Little Johnny Jewel" "Marquee Moon" "Prove It" "Foxhole" "Glory" "Call Mr. Lee"

Related articles	CBGB Neon Boys Richard Hell and the Voidoids Blank Generation (song) The Blank Generation (1976 film)

Persondata
Name	Smith, Fred
Alternative names
Short description	bass guitarist
Date of birth	April 10, 1948
Place of birth	New York
Date of death	1994
Place of death

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