Richard Sohl, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Sohl

American pianist, songwriter, arranger

Date of Birth: 26-May-1953

Place of Birth: Queens, New York, United States

Date of Death: 03-Jun-1990

Profession: composer, pianist, songwriter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

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.