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Hiro D. Yamamoto (born April 13, 1961) is a Japanese-American bassist who was a founding member of grunge band Soundgarden, along with Kim Thayil and Chris Cornell in 1984. He left the band in 1989, and two years later, he started the independent rock band Truly together with Screaming Trees drummer Mark Pickerel and Robert Roth from The ...
Hiro Yamamoto is the first Asian American founding bassist of a GRAMMY Award-winning rock band and is a pioneering figure in Pacific Northwest rock music history.
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Aug 6, 2023 · Kim Thayil and Hiro Yamamoto, founding members of the great rock band Soundgarden, talk about growing up in Park Forest as Asian Americans and moving to Seattle to help create Grunge. ...more.
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Nov 17, 2022 · On the eve of the induction Yamamoto looks back on his life, his heritage and his decision to leave Soundgarden just as it was hitting it big. #k5evening
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Hiro D. Yamamoto (born April 13, 1961) is a Japanese-American bassist who was a founding member of grunge band Soundgarden, along with Kim Thayil and Chris Cornell in 1984.
May 31, 2024 · Listen to the bonus episode of The Cobain 50 podcast, where founding member and original bassist of Soundgarden Hiro Yamamoto shares his stories and insights. Learn about his departure from the band, his career in music, and his induction into the Asian Hall of Fame.
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Jul 2, 2013 · But Soundgarden’s bass player, Hiro Yamamoto, didn’t want anything to do with it. Their road manager, Eric Johnson, told me: “He really was just truly punk rock. There were meetings with A ...
