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Tom verlaine born thomas miller, on december 1949, in morristown, new jersey is a singer, songwriter and guitarist, probably bestknown as a founder of television. Top tracks television personalities television personalities topic. Biography established in 1977, the television personalities is essentially the project of sole constant member, singersongwriterguitarist dan treacy. A story of shoegaze boxset to be released creation records.
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