Karl Mueller, 41; Guitarist Co-Founded Rock Band Soul Asylum
Karl Mueller, 41, a founding member of the rock band Soul Asylum, died Friday of throat cancer at his home in Minneapolis.
A bass guitarist, Mueller founded the band in 1984 with friends Dave Pirner and Dan Murphy. The band enjoyed several years of underground and critical success, but was best known for its multiplatinum 1992 release “Grave Dancers Union” and the hit “Runaway Train.”
For the record:
12:00 a.m. June 24, 2005 For The Record
Los Angeles Times Friday June 24, 2005 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 1 inches; 51 words Type of Material: Correction
Karl Mueller photo -- The obituary in Sunday’s California section of Karl Mueller, a founding member of the rock band Soul Asylum, was accompanied by a photo of a different man of the same name. The photo showed Karl Mueller, an associate political scientist with the Rand Corp. in Washington, D.C.
Mueller’s cancer was in remission in October, when a legion of Twin Cities music scene veterans banded together for a “Rock for Karl” benefit concert to help defray his medical expenses.
Soul Asylum also performed, with Mueller participating in a full set of music.
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