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The Acclaimed Singer/Songwriter Died in 2019
May 20, 2022
By Mark Moody
For a select few of us who can claim to be bona fide hometown fans of the NFL’s Houston Oilers circa the 1980s into the early ’90s, there is a certain level of gluttony for punishment that goes along with that honor. More
The Silver Jews and Purple Mountains Frontman Took His Own Life Last Wednesday
Aug 12, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
David Berman passed away last Wednesday. Over the weekend, The New York Times confirmed that he took his own life. We posted our own tribute to Berman on Friday. Now his longtime label Drag City have posted their own moving tribute to Berman. Read it below.
The Silver Jews and Purple Mountains Singer and Songwriter Died This Week at Age 52
Aug 09, 2019
By Timothy Michalik
America lost one of its greatest contemporary songwriters on Wednesday. It also lost its most aberrant, bizarre, and beautiful writer. Would it have gone any other way? For an artist so obsessed with mythologizing the self, I don’t think so. More
The Silver Jews and Purple Mountains Frontman Died Yesterday
Aug 08, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
David Berman passed away yesterday and in our post last night we included social media tributes from many of his fellow musicians. Since then several others have also paid tribute to Berman, most notably his original Silver Jews bandmates Stephen Malkmus and Bob Nastanovich. You can read their tributes here, along with some from other musicians. More
He Was 52 Years Old; Fellow Musicians Pay Tribute to Him
Aug 07, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
David Berman has died. The 52-year-old was best known as the frontman (and sole constant member) of Silver Jews. But he recently returned to music after a long hiatus with a new project, Purple Mountains. Fellow musicians have paid tribute on social media. More
