Richard Sohl

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Origin Queens, New York, U.S. Role Pianist Years active 1974–1988 Albums Wave, Radio Ethiopia		Labels Arista Music group Patti Smith Group Name Richard Sohl

Born May 26, 1953 ( 1953-05-26 ) Occupation(s) Pianist, backing vocalist, songwriter Instruments Piano, organ, synthesizer Associated acts Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, Nina Hagen, Elliott Murphy Died June 3, 1990, Cherry Grove, New York, United States Genres Rock music, Punk rock, Proto-punk Similar People Ivan Kral, Amos Poe, Robert Schneider

Richard Arthur Sohl (May 26, 1953 – June 3, 1990) 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.

Richard Sohl Practice room with pianist Richard Sohl from the Radio

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.

Richard Sohl patti smith and richard sohl sharing a joint The Patti

Richard Sohl richard sohl and patti photo by chuck krall The Patti

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