- Geography, History, Map, Points of Interest - Britannica
The city was settled on November 13, 1851, at what is now West Seattle It was relocated the following year to a site across Elliott Bay near a Duwamish Indian village It owes its name to the Native American leader Seattle, chief of the Duwamish, Suquamish, and other tribes of the Puget Sound area Areas of great natural beauty, including the densely forested Olympic Peninsula and the Cascade
- Nirvana | Members, Songs, Nevermind, Grunge, Facts | Britannica
Nirvana, American alternative rock group whose breakthrough album, Nevermind (1991), announced a new musical style (grunge) and gave voice to the post-baby boom young adults known as Generation X The members were Kurt Cobain (b February 20, 1967, Aberdeen, Washington, U S —d April 5, 1994,
- Grunge | Music, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Seattle, Bands | Britannica
Influenced by punk rock, by the hardcore-punk inheritors of its do-it-yourself ethic such as Hüsker Dü, and by the sound of 1970s heavy metal bands such as Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and AC DC, grunge came to fruition on Seattle’s independent Sub Pop record label as Mudhoney, Nirvana, Screaming Trees, and Soundgarden followed in the footsteps of the pioneering Northwestern band the Melvins
- Kurt Cobain | Biography, Songs, Albums, Facts | Britannica
Kurt Cobain, American rock musician who rose to fame as the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the seminal grunge band Nirvana, known for such hits as ‘Smells like Teen Spirit ’ His suicide marked, in many ways, the end of the grunge movement and was a signature event for many music fans of Generation X
- Washington, D. C. | History, Map, Population, Facts | Britannica
Washington, D C , capital of the United States, coextensive with the District of Columbia, located on the northern shore of the Potomac River Often referred to simply as D C , the city is an international metropolis, a picturesque tourist destination, and an unmatched treasury of the country’s history and artifacts
- Alternative rock | Definition, Bands, Songs, Facts | Britannica
alternative rock, pop music style, built on distorted guitars and rooted in generational discontent, that dominated and changed rock between 1991 and 1996 It burst into the mainstream when “ Smells Like Teen Spirit”—the first major-label single from Nirvana, a trio based in Seattle, Washington, U S —became a national hit Suddenly, older, difficult, and even anarchic movements, as well
- Jimi Hendrix | Biography, Songs, Facts | Britannica
Jimi Hendrix (born November 27, 1942, Seattle, Washington, U S —died September 18, 1970, London, England) was an American rock guitarist, singer, and composer who fused American traditions of blues, jazz, rock, and soul with techniques of British avant-garde rock to redefine the electric guitar in his own image Though his active career as a featured artist lasted a mere four years, Hendrix
- Green Day | History, Songs, Albums, Facts | Britannica
Green Day is an American rock band that infused the raw power of punk with the angst-ridden sensibility of American teenagers at the turn of the 21st century The band is best known for its albums Dookie (1994) and American Idiot (2004) Learn more about Green Day’s genesis and music
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