“He told me, ‘Come in closer, I’ll tell you the secret of playing electric guitar’”: How an art-punk icon ended up playing with one of the blues’ all-time greats

Left-Richard Lloyd of Television playing guitar on stage; Right–Amercian blues musician John Lee Hooker performs on UK TV show Ready Steady Go, Kingsway Studios, London, June 1964.

Richard Lloyd is known for his work as one of the founding members of Television. Alongside fellow guitar wielder, Tom Verlaine, Lloyd helped pioneer what many now call “art punk.”

However, pre-Television, Lloyd rubbed shoulders with many a bona fide star – including one of blues’ all-time greats.