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 country, a founding member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, is discussing limiting its production and refining capacity further, to just what it needs to cover domestic consumption, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

She is the last surviving founding member of The "1939" Club, an organization of Holocaust survivors, mostly from Poland, and their descendants.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson