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Hiro Yamamoto
Birth name Hiro Yamamoto
Born April 17, 1961 (1961-04-17) (age 47)
Origin Seattle, Washington, United States
Genre(s) Grunge, alternative metal,
Occupation(s) songwriter, bassist
Instrument(s) bass
Years active 1984–present
Label(s) Sub Pop, A&M, SST
Associated acts Soundgarden
Truly

Hiro Yamamoto (ヒロ・ヤマモト?) (born April 13, 1961 [1]) is a bassist who was a founding member of grunge band Soundgarden, along with Kim Thayil and Chris Cornell. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative metal is an eclectic form of Heavy metal music that gained popularity in the early 1990s alongside grunge. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both A bass player (bassist is a Musician who plays a Double bass, Bass guitar, keyboard bass or wind A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Sub Pop is an Independent record label (though funded and sharing distribution outlets with Warner Music founded by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman A&M Records is an American Record label owned by Universal Music Group which operates through the Interscope-Geffen-A&M division SST Records is an American Independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach California by musician Greg Ginn. Truly was a band formed in the wake of the grunge era featuring former Soundgarden bassist Hiro Yamamoto, one-time Screaming Trees drummer Mark Pickerel Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A bass player (bassist is a Musician who plays a Double bass, Bass guitar, keyboard bass or wind Kim Thayil (born September 4, 1960 in Seattle Washington) is best known as the guitarist for Seattle -based Grunge band Soundgarden Chris Cornell (born Christopher John Boyle on July 20, 1964) is an American rock musician best known as the Lead singer In 1989, he left the band; in 1991, he joined the independent rock band Truly. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. In Popular music, independent music, often abbreviated as indie, is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels and an autonomous Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Truly was a band formed in the wake of the grunge era featuring former Soundgarden bassist Hiro Yamamoto, one-time Screaming Trees drummer Mark Pickerel

Soundgarden

Yamamoto was a founding member of Soundgarden as its original bassist. He appears with the lineup of Cornell, Thayil, and drummer Scott Sundquist on the Deep Six compilation, and with the lineup of Cornell, Thayil, and drummer Matt Cameron on the EPs Screaming Life, Fopp, and Loudest Love, as well as on the albums Ultramega OK and Louder Than Love. Scott Sundquist was a drummer for the Grunge band Soundgarden during the mid-1980s The Deep Six compilation was released March 1986 (catalog# CZ001 Matthew David Cameron (born November 28 1962 in San Diego, California) is an American Drummer. Screaming Life is the debut EP by the American Alternative rock band Soundgarden, released in October 1987 through Sub Pop Records Loudest Love is an EP by the American Alternative rock band Soundgarden. Ultramega OK is the debut album by the American Alternative rock band Soundgarden, released on October 31 1988 through SST Records. Louder Than Love is the second album by the American Alternative rock band Soundgarden, released on September 5 1989 through A&M Records In 1989, he left the band to finish his Master's degree in Physical Chemistry at Western Washington University. Western Washington University ( WWU or Western) is one of six state-funded, four-year universities of Higher education in the His last gig with the band was in the Melkweg in Amsterdam, after which they got into an argument and Yamamoto subsequently left. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west He was replaced on the bass by Jason Everman, formerly of Nirvana, for a brief period of time after which Ben Shepherd was tapped as the permanent replacement. Ben Shepherd (born Hunter Benedict Shepherd, on September 20, 1968) is an American Musician, best known for playing bass

Like Cornell, Thayil, Cameron, and Shepherd, Yamamoto was active in songwriting for Soundgarden. While a member of Soundgarden, he wrote the following songs for the band:

Truly

In 1991, Yamamoto formed a three-piece indie band, Truly, with a sound not entirely unlike that of Soundgarden; the other members were former Screaming Trees drummer Mark Pickerel and singer Robert Roth. Truly was a band formed in the wake of the grunge era featuring former Soundgarden bassist Hiro Yamamoto, one-time Screaming Trees drummer Mark Pickerel Screaming Trees was an American rock band formed in Ellensburg Washington in 1985 by vocalist Mark Pickerel is best known as the original drummer for the Screaming Trees, a rock group from Ellensburg WA, that formed in 1985. They released two studio albums and a compilation of unreleased material before breaking up in 2000.

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