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

Dave Mason, a founding member of the British psychedelic rock band Traffic who wrote some of their best-known songs including “Feelin’ Alright?” and “Hole in My Shoe,” has died.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

First Officer Alexander McClelland was a founding member, in 1877.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 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