founding member

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Soundgarden founding member and guitarist Kim Thayil gives us “A Screaming Life: Into the Superunknown with Soundgarden and Beyond,” out on June 9.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

He is now a founding member of Gaston & Cooney, a small public-service-oriented law firm.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

Danell, who learned to play guitar as a member of Social Distortion, died in 2000; today, Ness is the only founding member left in the group.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

The seven-time major winner - and founding member of the six-strong Grand Slam club - was into his 90s when this was taken.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

I later visited Patrick Duncan, the editor and publisher of the liberal weekly Contact, a founding member of the Liberal Party, and one of the first white defiers during the Defiance Campaign.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela