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The Jim Carroll Band was a New Wave/punk rock group formed by poet and writer Jim Carroll, in 1978, after encouragement from Patti Smith. The
band was formerly called Amsterdam, based in San Francisco, California. The musicians were: Steve Linsley (bass), Wayne Woods (drums), Brian
Linsley and Terrell Winn (guitars). Their biggest commercial success was the single "People Who Died", from their 1980 debut album, Catholic
Boy. The album featured contributions from Allen Lanier and Bobby Keys. The song was covered by John Cale on his Antártida soundtrack.
Later albums were ...read more
The Jim Carroll Band was a New Wave/punk rock group formed by poet and writer Jim Carroll, in 1978, after encouragement from Patti Smith. The
band was formerly called Amsterdam, based in San Francisco, California. The musicians were: Steve Linsley (bass), Wayne Woods (drums), Brian
Linsley and Terrell Winn (guitars). Their biggest commercial success was the single "People Who Died", from their 1980 debut album, Catholic
Boy. The album featured contributions from Allen Lanier and Bobby Keys. The song was covered by John Cale on his Antártida soundtrack.
Later albums were Dry Dreams (1982) and I Write Your Name (1983), both with contributions from Lenny Kaye. The band split around
1984.
He was the author of The Basketball Diaries later turned into a movie of the same name. It was an account of his high school years spent
hustling and as a part of the hard drug scene of the late 60's New York.
Carroll died on September 13, 2009 in Manhattan.
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