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Aaron Burckhard (born November 14, 1963) is an American musician who was the first drummer recruited for Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic's rock group that soon came to be known as Nirvana. [1] Burckhard performed as a part of this band until October 1987.
Nirvana was an American rock band formed in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1987.Founded by lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic, the band went through a succession of drummers, most notably Chad Channing, before recruiting Dave Grohl in 1990.
Some months later, Cobain and Novoselic met drummer Aaron Burckhard. While the new band never used the name, it was the first incarnation of Nirvana. [25] Burckhard lasted only a few months and Melvins' drummer Dale Crover filled in until Novoselic and Cobain met Chad Channing. The trio recorded their debut album Bleach, released in 1989. [26]
Guns N' Roses was formed in March 1985 by vocalist Axl Rose and rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin of Hollywood Rose, with lead guitarist Tracii Guns, bassist Ole Beich and drummer Rob Gardner of L.A. Guns. [1] Before the group's first show on March 26, 1985, [2] Beich was fired and replaced by Duff "Rose" McKagan. [3]
Antonia Brico (born Wilhelmina Wolthius) – classical pianist, first female conductor of New York Philharmonic; Chris Broderick – musician, lead guitarist for the heavy metal band Megadeth; Peter Buck – musician, guitarist and co-founder of the alternative rock band R.E.M. Aaron Burckhard – musician, first drummer of the grunge band Nirvana
Over the past 25 years, drummer and producer Butch Vig has established his band Garbage — who just released their critically heralded seventh album, No Gods No Masters — as elder statespersons ...
"Spank Thru" dates back to 1985, when it was included on the demo tape Illiteracy Will Prevail released by Cobain's short-lived band, Fecal Matter.Novoselic, who lived in Cobain's hometown of Aberdeen, Washington, later claimed that hearing this version, which featured Melvins drummer Dale Crover on drums and backing vocals, led to him forming what would become Nirvana with Cobain.
On August 15, 1991, Nirvana played a concert at the Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, California to showcase the band to the new record company. At the end of the concert fans were invited to appear as extras in the music video that they were filming on the following weekend for the album's first single, "Smells Like Teen Spirit".