1. Tina Marie Bell was an American singer and songwriter, the front woman of the Seattle-based rock band Bam Bam.
11 Facts About Tina Bell
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The band with Bell is considered one of the originators of the grunge music scene.
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Tina Bell is considered an early grunge pioneer and was posthumously dubbed as "the Godmother of Grunge" and "Queen of Grunge".
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Tina Bell was the third of 10 siblings and the oldest daughter.
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Tina Bell got her start as a singer by singing at the Mount Zion Baptist Church in Seattle, and her first experience on stage was performing with the Langston Hughes Theater, in Seattle.
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When she was looking for a French tutor so that she could sing French lyrics in a Langston Hughes Theater production, Tina Bell met guitarist Tommy Martin.
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Tina Bell was sometimes the victim of racial attacks while on stage, but the Bell-led Bam Bam was popular with local audiences.
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Tina Bell left Bam Bam in 1990, and eventually quit music entirely.
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Tina Bell eventually moved into assisted living and was an occasional volunteer at a local church.
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Tina Bell died in her Las Vegas apartment of cirrhosis of the liver at age 55 on October 10,2012.
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Tina Bell is considered an early grunge pioneer and is dubbed "the Godmother of Grunge" and "queen of Grunge".