The Jim Carroll Band

James Dennis Carroll (August 1, 1949 – September 11, 2009) was an American author, poet, autobiographer, and Punk musician. Carroll was best known for his 1978 autobiographical work The Basketball Diaries; the book inspired a 1995 film of the same title that starred Leonardo DiCaprio as Carroll. In 1978, after he moved to California to get a fresh start since overcoming his heroin addiction, Carroll formed The Jim Carroll Band, a New Wave/Punk Rock group, with encouragement from Patti Smith, with whom he once shared an apartment in New York City, along with Robert Mapplethorpe. He performed a spoken word piece with the Patti Smith Group in San Diego when the support band dropped out at the last moment. The band was originally called Amsterdam, where they originally formed and were based in Bolinas, California. The musicians were Steve Linsley (bass), Wayne Woods (drums), Brian Linsley and Terrell Winn (guitars). The Jim Carroll Band released a single, "People Who Died", from their 1980 debut album, Catholic Boy. The album featured contributions from Allen Lanier and Bobby Keys. "People Who Died" was used in the 1985 Kim Richards film Tuff Turf starring James Spader and Robert Downey Jr., which also featured a cameo appearance by the band. It was also used in 2004's Dawn of the Dead, and in the 2015 episode "eps1.9_zer0-day.avi" in Season 1 of Mr. Robot. It was featured in the 1995 film The Basketball Diaries (based on Carroll's autobiography) and was covered by John Cale on his Antártida soundtrack. The song also was covered by the super group Hollywood Vampires on its album "Rise," with vocals by Johnny Depp. The song's title was based on a poem by Ted Berrigan. Later albums were Dry Dreams (1982) and I Write Your Name (1983), both with contributions from Lenny Kaye and Paul Sanchez (guitar). Carroll also collaborated with musicians Lou Reed, Blue Öyster Cult, Boz Scaggs, Ray Manzarek of The Doors, Pearl Jam, Electric Light Orchestra and Rancid.

Catholic Boy (1980)

01 - Wicked Gravity

02 - Three Sisters

03 - Day And Night

04 - Nothing Is True

05 - People Who Died

06 - City Drops Into The Night

07 - Crow

08 - It's Too Late

09 - I Want The Angel

10 - Catholic Boy

Dry Dreams (1982)

01 - Work Not Play

02 - Dry Dreams

03 - Them

04 - Jealous Twin

05 - Lorraine

06 - Jody

07 - Barricades

08 - Evangeline

09 - Rooms

10 - Still Life

I Write Your Name (1983)

01 - Love Crimes

02 - (No More) Luxuries

03 - Voices

04 - Sweet Jane

05 - Hold Back The Dream

06 - Freddy's Store

07 - Black Romance

08 - I Write Your Name

09 - Low Rider

10 - Dance The Night Away

A World Without Gravity: The Best Of The Jim Carroll Band (1993)

01 - People Who Died

02 - Work Not Play

03 - Differing Touch

04 - It's Too Late

05 - Wicked Gravity

06 - I Want The Angel

07 - Them

08 - City Drops Into The Night (Live)

09 - Dry Dreams

10 - Jealous Twins

11 - Plain Division

12 - Voices

13 - Lorraine

14 - (No More) Luxuries

15 - I Write Your Name

16 - Love Crimes

17 - Catholic Boy

18 - Day And Night

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