Richard Lloyd

Quick Facts

Full Name	Richard Lloyd
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Oct 25, 1951(1951-10-25)
Age	73
Birthplace	Pittsburgh
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Libra

Richard Lloyd Biography

Richard Lloyd is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on October 25, 1951 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Guitarist and founder of Television, the rock band best known for their album Marquee Moon.

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After quitting a second high school before graduation, he moved to Boston, where he lived for two years. It was during this time that he enjoyed his first public performance, sitting in with John Lee Hooker at the Jazz workshop on Boylston Street. By this time Lloyd had already met and knew Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Guy, and members of Led Zeppelin, and could be frequently found backstage conversing with his heroes. John Lee Hooker asked him what he did and Lloyd replied that he was a guitarist, whereupon John Lee Hooker called him over and whispered into his ear “the secret of the electric guitar” and invited him to sit in with the band. After living in Boston for a period of time, Lloyd moved back to New York, but desired to visit other centers of musical culture. He first decided to hitchhike across Route 66, but after considering how long it might take, he flew directly to Los Angeles instead. He spent the next two years in Los Angeles from 1971, practicing the electric guitar without an amplifier and going to record company parties, which at that time were very ostentatious. He lived as a roommate with Richard Cromelin, the music critic for the Los Angeles Times, so again, he had access to the highest level and echelon of rock ‘n roll.

In 1973, he heard about the New York Dolls and the beginning of a brand-new New York scene, so he arranged with a friend who owned a Lotus Europa to take him as a passenger across the country. As they made their way through the country, with stops in famous towns like Memphis and New Orleans, he reached New York and heard the unpleasant news that the Mercer Arts Center, known for hosting the first concerts of bands like the Dolls, the Modern Lovers and Suicide, had collapsed. He began frequenting shows at the Diplomat Hotel and other spots, and seeing the possibility of a new scene, began contemplating putting a band together. He met a fellow named Terry Ork at Max’s Kansas City, who had a huge loft in Chinatown and needed a roommate, so Lloyd moved into Ork’s Chinatown loft, living in the front room, a small room facing East Broadway. Ork worked for Andy Warhol making silkscreen prints at night and working at a theatrical poster shop called Cinemabilia during the daytime. Ork very much wanted to manage or create a band such as Warhol had done with The Velvet Underground. During discussions with Lloyd, Ork mentioned that he knew of another guitarist without a band who was auditioning a couple of songs at Reno Sweeney’s audition night. Reno Sweeney’s was an off-Broadway–style club on W. 13th St that mostly hosted singers like Peter Allen and Bette Midler.

His first guitar teacher was his cousin.

Richard Lloyd Net Worth

Richard Lloyd is one of the richest Guitarist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Richard Lloyd 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

To pursue his music career, he quit school.

As a teenager, he was friends with Jimi Hendrix’s protégé.

Richard Lloyd (born October 25, 1951) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the rock band Television.

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After Television first disbanded in 1978, Lloyd released one album for Elektra Records called Alchemy. During his solo career, as a guitarist and session musician he has worked with various artists in the music industry, including Matthew Sweet, John Doe (of the band X), and Stephan Eicher. In 1990 Lloyd recorded a cover version of the Roky Erikson/13th Floor Elevators song “Fire Engine”, which was included on the various artists’ tribute album Where The Pyramid Meets The Eye.

Facts & Trivia

Richard Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Richard Lloyd celebrates birthday on October 25 of every year.

In 1994, he was cast by Cynthia Plaster Caster, one of the Plaster Casters of Chicago.

Why did Richard Lloyd leave Television?

“ He wanted to get away with as little as possible and make money.” As a solo artist, Lloyd’s made 10 albums — the latest being last November’s release of “The Countdown.” On stage, he can’t do a lot of Television songs, which are based on two guitar parts intertwining.

What singer named his guitar Lloyd?

About Lazer Lloyd One of the best-known blues musicians in Israel, American singer/songwriter/guitarist Lazer Lloyd (born Lloyd Paul Blumen) carved a career for himself by promoting the blues genre in the Middle East, where it was lesser known than at home.

Who is Rick Lloyd?

Rick Lloyd is a British composer and musical director best known as a member of the original Flying Pickets who had a Christmas number one hit in 1983 with a cover of Yazoo’s “Only You”.

What happened to the band Television?

The members’ independent and strongly held artistic visions, along with Richard Lloyd’s drug abuse, led to the band’s break-up in July 1978. Both Lloyd and Verlaine pursued solo careers, while Ficca became the drummer for the new wave band The Waitresses.

What is Tom Verlaine doing now?

Although turning 70 in December 2019, Verlaine still provides his distinctive guitar for Patti Smith and other artists , and has been performing live with Television over the last few years.