On December 13, 1949, a Jewish family in Denville, New Jersey welcomed Thomas Miller into the world. At the age of six, he relocated to Wilmington, Delaware, with his family. Early on, he started learning the piano, but in middle school, inspired by a Stan Getz record, he switched to the saxophone.

After hearing the Rolling Stones’ “19th Nervous Breakdown” in his childhood, Verlaine was inspired to pick up the guitar and began a protracted period of experimenting to create his style. At first, Verlaine was unimpressed with the role of the guitar in both jazz and rock music.

Tom Verlaine’s top songs

Songs and Other Things, Verlaine’s first brand-new album in many years, was released in 2006. “Let Go the Mansion” / “Let Go the Mansion – Instrumental version” Virgin VS501 (May 1982), “A Town Called Walker” / “Smoother Than Jones” Virgin VS696 (June 1984), “Five Miles of You” / “Your Finest Hour” Virgin VS704 (August 1984), “Your Finest Hour” was an outtake from Words From the Front sessions, and “A Town Called Walker” / “Your FTANA1 Fontana (1987)

Tom Verlaine awards

Verlaine was a member of the Million Dollar Bashers, a supergroup that also included the artist’s Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth, Nels Cline of Wilco, Tony Garnier on bass for Bob Dylan, Smokey Hormel on guitar, and John Medeski on keyboards.

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