Richard Sohl

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Richard Arthur Sohl
Born	(1953-05-26)May 26, 1953
Origin	Queens, New York, U.S.
Died	June 3, 1990(1990-06-03) (aged 37)
Genres	Rock, punk, protopunk
Occupations	Pianist, backing vocalist, songwriter
Instruments	Piano, organ, synthesizer
Years active	1974–1988
Labels	Arista
Associated acts	Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, Nina Hagen, Elliott Murphy

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.

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.^[1]

References

↑ Lawrence French and Frank Andrick. "Interview with Lenny Kaye March '96". People Have the Power. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

External links

Richard Sohl at AllMusic
Richard Sohl at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Sohl, Richard Arthur
Alternative names	Richard "DNV" Sohl
Short description	Pianist and songwriter
Date of birth	May 26, 1953
Place of birth	New York
Date of death	June 3, 1990
Place of death	Cherry Grove, Fire Island, NY

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