Nirvana

Rock/grunge band from Aberdeen, Washington, USA, formed in 1987. Emerging from the Seattle grunge scene of the late 1980s/early 1990s, Nirvana was a power trio of musicians who brought a new aesthetic to the rock scene of the time. They had already released their debut LP "[m=13773]" with Sub Pop, but their 1991 major-label debut for [[label:DGC]]/[[label:Geffen Records]], "[m=13814]" broke the band and grunge into the mainstream of America. Singer/guitarist [[artist:Kurt Cobain]]'s death by suicide in April 1994 brought the band to an end. The band's names in a chronological order: **[[artist:Skid Row (6)]]** (start (March 1987) - June 26, 1987) **[[artist:Pen Cap Chew (2)]]** (June 27, 1987 - August 8, 1987) **[[artist:Bliss (108)]]** (August 9, 1987 - January 1988) **[[artist:Ted Ed Fred]]** (January 1988 - March 18, 1988) **[[artist:Nirvana]]** (March 19, 1988 - end (April 5, 1994)) It was rumoured that there were two other short-used band names before Nirvana: **Throat Oyster** and **Windowpane** (*no official proofs for it though*) Final line-up: [[artist:Kurt Cobain]] – lead guitar, lead vocals (March 1987 (start)–April 5, 1994 (end); died April 5, 1994) [[artist:Krist Novoselic]] – bass (March 1987 (start)–April 5, 1994 (end)), accordion (1993–1994) [[artist:Dave Grohl]] – drums, backing vocals (September 25, 1990–April 5, 1994 (end)) [[artist:Pat Smear]] – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (September 23, 1993–April 5, 1994 (end)) Former members: [[artist:Aaron Burckhard]] – drums (March 1987 (start)–October 1987) [[artist:Dale Crover]] – drums (December 1987–February 15, 1988, August 10, 1990–August 25, 1990), backing vocals (1988) [[artist:Dave Foster (14)]] – drums (February 16, 1988–May 24, 1988) [[artist:Chad Channing]] – drums (May 25, 1988–June 1990) [[artist:Jason Everman]] – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (February 5, 1989–July 19, 1989) [[artist:Dan Peters]] – drums (June 1990–August 1990, September 1990–September 24, 1990) Touring musicians: [[artist:Robert Roth]] – guitar (August 1989) (*rehearsals only) [[artist:Ben Shepherd]] – guitar (September 26, 1989-September 28, 1989) (*soundcheck only) [John Duncan](https://www.discogs.com/artist/517885-Big-John-Duncan) – guitar (July 15, 1993–July 31, 1993) [[artist:Lori Goldston]] – cello (July 15, 1993–January 8, 1994) [[artist:Melora Creager]] – cello (February 5, 1994–April 5, 1994 (end)) Session musicians: [[artist:Mark Pickerel]] – drums (1989) [[artist:Kirk Canning]] – cello (1991) [[artist:Kera Schaley]] – cello (1993) Live guest musicians: [[artist:Tony Poukkula]] – guitar (1987) Ryan Aigner – guitar (1987) (also was the band's first manager) [[artist:Antony Hodgkinson]] (aka Dancing Tony) – dancing (1990, 1991, 1992)