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Today in Music History: A Tragic Anniversary

Posted at 7:35 AM on April 8, 2009 by Steve Seel (1 Comments)

1962 - Izzy Stradlin (guitar, Guns N' Roses) was born.
1963 - Donita Sparks (guitar, vocals, L7) was born.
1963 - Julian Lennon, first son of John Lennon and the only child of Lennon's first wife Cynthia Lennon, was born.
1988 - R.E.M. left IRS Records and signed with Warner Brothers records.
1997 - Singer songwriter Laura Nyro died from ovarian cancer.
2008 - Pete Doherty of The Libertines and Babyshambles was jailed for 14 weeks for violating his probation and for using drugs.

It was on this day in 1994 that an electrician who was working at Kurt Cobain's house in Seattle discovered Cobain's body lying on the floor in the greenhouse. Local radio station KXRX broke the news at 9:40am that the Nirvana singer and guitarist was dead. A shotgun was found next to Cobain's body. A suicide note was found, and a high concentration of heroin and traces of Valium were also found in Cobain's body.

Every generation has it's heroes, and it's tragedies. For the twentysomethings for whom rock had been reinvigorated by Nirvana - almost as profoundly as the way The Clash had some 15 years previously - Kurt Cobain's death was a heartbreaking blow. Many remember exactly where they were when the news broke.

We played an earlier Nirvana song today in Kurt's honor: "About a Girl," from Bleach.

Comments (1)

I remember how I felt when I found out Cobain died: overwhelming sadness, anger and almost a panic. I thought his work was brilliant, full of catchy, Beatle-esc lyrics and fresh melodies and raw, unfettered vocals.
I felt the panic because I knew instinctively that it was to be the death of an exciting era of music.
I still mourn the loss.

Posted by Clarissa Gaasch | April 8, 2009 2:37 PM

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