Tina Bell

Tina Bell
Born
Tina Marie Bell[1]

(1957-02-05)February 5, 1957[1]
DiedOctober 10, 2012(2012-10-10) (aged 55)
Spouse
Thomas McKay Martin
(div. 1996)
ChildrenT. J. Martin
Musical career
Genres
Occupations
Years active1983–1990
Websitebuttocksproductions.com/tina-bell

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.[2][3] The band with Bell was considered one of the founders of the grunge music scene.[4][5] Bell is considered an early grunge pioneer and was posthumously dubbed as "the Godmother of Grunge" and "Queen of Grunge".

  1. ^ a b c Galil, Leor (February 16, 2022). "How Chicago helped put the Queen of Grunge back on her throne". Chicago Reader.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference KEXP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Uitti, Jacob (October 10, 2021). "Who Was Rocker Tina Bell? And Why It Matters". American Songwriter.
  4. ^ Uitti, Jacob (September 8, 2021). "Did Tina Bell Help Invent Grunge?". American Songwriter.
  5. ^ Hutchinson, Chase (April 6, 2021). "The Two Tinas: Filmmaker TJ Martin on His New HBO Tina Turner Documentary, and His Mom, the "Goddess of Grunge"". Portland Mercury. Retrieved July 11, 2021.