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TIL Tina Bell an African American woman is considered an early grunge pioneer and is dubbed "the Godmother of Grunge" and "queen of Grunge" , her Seattle-based band Bam Bam was considered one of the founders of the grunge music scene. Future Nirvana Kurt Cobain once served as a roadie for the band.

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