Nirvana released its breakthrough album Nevermind on this day in 1991. Unbelievably, the album didn't win a Grammy. It is considered a cornerstone of the Grunge movement which was centered around the Seattle area. I can still remember the first time I ever heard the entire album from beginning to end. I immediately started it over and listened to it all again. I thought it was the most original music I'd heard in years. No one else even came close. It changed music and musicians forever. One of the most influential albums of all time. It still sounds amazing today. Who'd have thought that a little TEEN SPIRIT could change the world?

 

I knew it would. It was incredible to watch.

A few years later Kurt Cobain would join the 27 CLUB* and Nirvana was no more. You might have heard of the band formed by Nirvana's drummer. His name is Dave Grohl and his band is called Foo Fighters.

 

*The 27 CLUB is kind of a grim club to be in...cuz you have to be dead to join! It's made up of artists, primarily musicians, who died at the age of 27 years. Here's a short list:

 

Robert Johnson - Legendary blues guitar player.

Brian Jones - Guitarist and lyricist for THE ROLLING STONES.

Janis Joplin - Badass and highly influential singer from BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING CO.

Jimi Hendrix - Possibly the most influential guitar player of all time. 

Jim Morrison - Lead singer and songwriter of THE DOORS. Decent poet as well.

Jean-Michel Basquiat - American Neo-Expressionist artist who became a legend in the 1980s.

Anton Yelchin - Punk musician but mainly known as an actor. 

Pete Ham - Singer, guitarist and songwriter. Founder of the band BADFINGER.

Kurt Cobain - Formed the band NIRVANA in Aberdeen, Washington in the late 80's.

Amy Winehouse - British songwriter and vocal phenom. 

Chance Perdomo - American and British actor from THE CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA.