Musical Gems - River

River Phoenix died early in the morning of October 31, 1993 at the age of 23.  He died of a heroine overdose in the presence of his sister Rain, brother Joaquin, and girlfriend Samantha Mathis outside of a nightclub on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, called the Viper Room.

Natalie Merchant was the lead singer and main songwriter for 10,000 Maniacs.  She left the band in 1993 and released her first solo album, Tigerlily, that same year.  She had three hits from this album, "Carnival", "Wonder", and "Jealousy".  But the best song on the album is called "River," and is a tribute/commentary on the death of River Phoenix, who was a friend.

https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/album//Natalie+Merchant/Tigerlily