Long before Kurt Cobain and Nirvana musicians like Tina Bell were creating Grunge in Seattle. Yet nobody even knows her name.
Tina Marie Bell (February 5, 1957 – c. October 10, 2012) was an American singer, songwriter and front woman of the Seattle-based band Bam Bam. The band with Bell was considered one of the founders of the grunge music scene. Bell is often considered the "Godmother of Grunge"
Bell and Martin formed a band called Bam Bam in 1983. The band also included bassist Scott Ledgerwood, and drummer Matt Cameron (the latter went on to join Soundgarden and then Pearl Jam)
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