Green River (band)

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Green River
Green River in the 1980s.
Background information
Origin	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Genres	Grunge[1] punk rock[2] heavy metal[2] garage rock[3]
Years active	1984–1988 1993 2008–2009
Labels	Homestead, Sub Pop
Past members	Jeff Ament Mark Arm Steve Turner Alex Vincent Stone Gossard Bruce Fairweather

Green River was an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1984. Considered one of the first grunge bands, Green River is best known for being the precursor to multiple key early 1990s rock bands, most notably Pearl Jam, Mudhoney, Mother Love Bone, Temple of the Dog, and Love Battery.^[4] Green River reunited for several live shows in 2008 and 2009.