Green River (band)

Green River
Green River members performing, from left to right: Stone Gossard, Mark Arm, Alex Vincent and Steve Turner.
Background information
Origin	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Genres	Grunge, punk rock
Years active	1984–1988, 2008–2009 (One-off reunion: 1993)
Labels	Homestead, Sub Pop
Associated acts	Limp Richerds, Spluii Numa, Mudhoney, Mother Love Bone, Love Battery, Temple of the Dog, Pearl Jam, Brad, Three Fish
Past members	Jeff Ament Mark Arm Steve Turner Alex Vincent Stone Gossard Bruce Fairweather

Green River was an American rock band from Seattle, Washington. Although the band had little commercial impact outside of its native Seattle, it proved to have significant influence on the genre later known as grunge, both with its own music and with the music its members would create in future bands including Pearl Jam and Mudhoney. Green River reunited for several live shows in 2008 and 2009.

Green River was formed in 1984 by vocalist/guitarist Mark Arm, guitarist Steve Turner, drummer Alex Vincent and bassist Jeff Ament. Guitarist Stone Gossard joined the band later to allow Arm to concentrate on singing.

Vincent, Turner, and Gossard (as well as future Presidents of the United States of America drummer, Jason Finn) attended the Northwest School together in Seattle. Prior to joining Green River, each member had played with punk and hardcore groups. Arm and Turner had played together in both Mr Epp & The Calculations and the Limp Richerds. Turner had also performed with Vincent in Spluii Numa, and Gossard in March of Crimes and The Ducky Boys.

In early 1984, Vincent, Turner, and Arm decided to form a new band. They asked Ament to join after his band at the time, Deranged Diction, had broken up. They called the band Green River, taking their name from the Green River Killer, a serial killer who was infamous in Washington state.. Gossard joined shortly thereafter. "We knew we wanted Ament," said Vincent. "Stone was in another band with Jonathan Evison called March of Crimes. [Stone] got fired and we picked him up just before we recorded the first demo."