Fred Smith, bass player for rock band Television, has died at the age of 77. He left the band in 1975 to join Television, replacing Richard Hell. He would stay with Television as a core member until their split in 1978, appearing on 1977’s Marquee Moon and Adventure the following year. After the group’s breakup, Smith featured on solo albums for fellow bandmates Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd, as well as for other artists including the Roches, Willie Nile, Peregrins, and the Revelons. “If you are a lover of melodic bass lines and counterpoint, you could go to school on what Fred created so effortlessly.