Richard Sohl

Protopunk, Musical Artist

1953 – 1990

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Who was Richard Sohl?

Richard Arthur Sohl was an American pianist, songwriter and arranger, best known for his work with the Patti Smith Group. He also played with Iggy Pop, Nina Hagen and Elliott Murphy. He died on June 3, 1990 of a heart attack, while vacationing in Cherry Grove, Fire Island, New York.

Sohl was nicknamed "DNV", by Lenny Kaye, who thought that he resembled "Tadzio", the beautiful Polish boy from Luchino Visconti's Death in Venice, played by Björn Andresen. "DNV" is an abbreviation of the movie title.

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Born
May 26, 1953
United States of America
Also known as
  • Richard Arthur Sohl
  • DNV
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Died
Jun 3, 1990
Cherry Grove

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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