Kim Thayil

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Kim Thayil, Chris Cornell, Ben Shepherd, and Matt Cameron of Soundgarden stand side by side against a textured wall, wearing casual grunge clothing.

Kim Thayil plays guitar and Chris Cornell sings into a microphone on stage during a Soundgarden performance, with dramatic lighting and amplifiers in the background.

Kim Thayil

American musician

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Soundgarden
Origins
…bassist Hiro Yamamoto, and guitarist Kim Thayil. In addition to singing, Cornell initially played drums, before Scott Sundquist joined the band and took over drumming duties. The lineup changed over the next few years: Sundquist was replaced by Matt Cameron in 1986, and, after Yamamoto left in 1989, first Jason…
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…bassist Hiro Yamamoto, and guitarist Kim Thayil. In addition to singing, Cornell initially played drums, before Scott Sundquist joined the band and took over drumming duties. The lineup changed over the next few years: Sundquist was replaced by Matt Cameron in 1986, and, after Yamamoto left in 1989, first Jason…
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