Soul Asylum Bassist Dies

[Rick Myers]

The bassist for the hit-making alt-rock band died Friday in Minneapolis after a long battle with throat cancer. He was 41.


According to Mueller's longtime friend (and former Jayhawks manager) Maggie Macpherson, Mueller was due to have surgery Monday.


Mueller had been fighting the cancer since the spring of 2004, prompting Soul Asylum, with Mueller, and fellow Minneapolis rock legends Hüsker Dü to regroup for a special October benefit concert.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20050621/en_music_eo/16791

[MnFats]

1. DAMN! what a great band! RIP!

not fair, just not fair....

I want somebody to shove...

[last_texas_dem]

2. That sucks

So young to already be gone. R.I.P. Karl.

Soul Asylum are one of my all-time favorite bands. Interesting that they have a new album together; I'd be wondering if they'd ever release another one. With this sad news, I have a feeling the forthcoming one may be their last.

[fudge stripe cookays]

3. This is so sad.

RIP Karl.

I was just in St. Paul the other day, and was thinking how great it was that I could actually hear Soul Asylum, the Replacements, etc on the radio!

This is such a drag.
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