The Erasure of Tina Bell

The recent death of D’Angelo has me thinking a lot about music. I just discovered Tina Bell, a Black female musician from Seattle who was one of the critical ground-layers of Grunge music. Thanks to some pioneering music historians, Bell has begun to re-surface as an almost Zora Neale Hurston-esque figure.

Below, an exceptional piece by YouTuber, Life Lurker, on Bell’s life, contribution, and her erasure from contemporary American music history. The manner in which this creative powerhouse died is particularly tragic.