Soul Asylum

Formed in 1981 by high school friends Dan Murphy, Karl Mueller, and Dave Pirner, Soul Asylum became frontrunners of American college rock.

Their 1992 record Grave Dancers Union transformed them from underground college rockers to international superstars. The first two singles off the album, "Somebody To Shove" and "Black Gold" both came in at high positions on the Modern Rock and Album Rock charts, but their major breakthrough was "Runaway Train" which peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100, raised album sales to double-platinum level, and won Soul Asylum the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 1994. Until 2005 when Karl passed away from throat cancer, Soul Asylum had always included Dan, Karl, and Dave, despite many other line-up changes. The band released The Silver Lining in 2006 and dedicated it to Karl Mueller's life and memory.