[Deathwatch] Karl Mueller, musician, 41

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Bassist for Soul Asylum Dies of Cancer

Karl Mueller, a founding member of the Twin Cities rock band Soul
Asylum, died Friday, friends and music associates said. He was 41 and
suffered from throat cancer.

Mueller played the bass guitar for Soul Asylum, one of the Twin Cities
most popular and successful rock bands, which he co-founded 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 multi-platinum 1992 release "Grave Dancers'
Union" and the hit "Runaway Train."

Mueller was diagnosed with cancer in May 2004 and underwent radiation
treatment.

The cancer was in remission in October when a legion of Twin Cities
music scene veterans banded together for a "Rock for Karl" benefit
concert at the Quest to help defray Mueller's medical costs.

The event featured a lineup of 1980s and '90s Twin Cities rock
luminaries, including Paul Westerberg of the Replacements, Bob Mould
and Grant Hart of Husker Du, and the Gear Daddies. Soul Asylum also
performed, with Mueller participating in a full set of music.

Mueller is survived by his mother, Mary, and his wife, Mary Beth. 

Many thanks to Deathwatch Central for posting this obituary