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Fred Smith, Blondie Co-Founder And Bassist For Punk Band Television Passes Away At 77
08 Feb 2026 00:06 GMT
… and co-founding member of Blondie, Fred Smith, passed … 1974 with ex-Stilettos members Debbie Harry, Chris Stein, and Billy O’Connor. … shortened it to just Blondie, while adding members Ivan … Snooky Bellomo. As Blondie evolved more toward new wave, Smith saw an …
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Fred Smith dead: Blondie legend dies aged 77 as bandmate shares tribute
07 Feb 2026 19:47 GMT
… rock band Blondie alongside the likes of Debbie Harry and Chris Stein over the … , which would later become Blondie, and stayed with the … after a stint with Blondie
Fred only stayed with … join Television, noting: "Blondie was like a sinking ship …
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Blondie legend and Television bassist dies as bandmate pays emotional tribute
07 Feb 2026 17:19 GMT
… group with the likes of Debbie Harry and Chris Stein until he quit the … later become known as Blondie. After he left Blondie he joined Television … Bellomo, who were part of Blondie's original lineup with … from being in the first Blondie lineup with him and …
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Fred Smith dead: Blondie bassist dies aged 77 after long illness as heartbroken bandmate pays tribute to ‘true friend’
07 Feb 2026 16:38 GMT
… the legendary rock band with Debbie Harry, and was best known … Snake, which would later become Blondie.
He stayed with the … On his departure, Smith said: “Blondie was like a sinking ship … influenced subsequent post-punk, new wave and indie rock movements in …
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Blondie legend Fred Smith dies aged 77 as bandmate shares tribute
07 Feb 2026 16:06 GMT
Fred Smith of Blondie has died
Blondie star Fred Smith has died … band alongside the likes of Debbie Harry and Chris Stein over the years.
His … Snake, which would later become Blondie, and stayed with the band … from being in the first Blondie lineup with him and …
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Original Blondie member Fred Smith dies aged 77
07 Feb 2026 15:47 GMT
… Smith, an original member of Blondie, has died aged 77.
The … name to Blondie.
He quit in 1975 before the Debbie Harry-fronted group … Madden/Redferns)
Smith declared Blondie a ‘sinking ship’ at the … from being in the first Blondie lineup with him and we …
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R.I.P. Fred Smith: Television bassist dead at 77
07 Feb 2026 20:00 GMT
… Debbie Harry and Chris Stein’s first band, Angel and the Snake (later renamed Blondie … and then just Blondie). Smith left Blondie in 1975 to replace … will be.”
Television and Blondie would play gigs together … to MOJO, Smith called Blondie a “sinking ship” and …
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Television's Fred Smith Dead at 77
07 Feb 2026 15:28 GMT
… the founding bassist in Blondie, departing the Debbie Harry-fronted group before they … groups of the punk and new wave movement that exploded out of … , alongside acts such Talking Heads, Blondie and the Ramones.
"If …
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Punk at 50 and the 5 bands that changed the world
07 Feb 2026 06:54 GMT
… Costello, Blondie and The Pretenders under the banner of ‘new wave’.
The more … , supported by fellow punk and new wave stalwarts The Stranglers and The …
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Turn it up to 11: Sanjoy Narayan writes on the living legends of rock and jazz
06 Feb 2026 23:41 GMT
… Mitchell, 82, Paul McCartney, 83, Debbie Harry, 80, and Dionne Warwick, 85 … ’s greatest living poet”; Debbie Harry, the iconic Blondie frontwoman, who still performs …