Members Of Nirvana

Kurt Cobain and Krist (then Chris) Novoselic met in 1985 and formed Fecal Matter, whom may have some demo tapes floating around. After their first drummer left (Aaron Burkhart), two unknown drummers and temporary Dale Crover of the Melvins took the spot for a couple months before Chad Channing took the drums. They hired guitarist Jason Everman to do live work (although he is listed on the Bleach credits, he had no contribution in making the record), but he soon left to join Soundgarden. Soon Chad Channing left, leaving the drummer spot open to temporaries Dan Peters of Mudhoney and Dale Crover. They soon hired Dave Grohl of the Scream, and switched labels from Sub Pop to DGC (Geffen).

There have been 2 other bands called Nirvana, one was a group from the early sixties who had one minor hit, and the other is a Christian band from the early 80's who tried to sue them.

Band Name	Who was in it	What did he play
Fecal Matter	Kurt Cobain Dale Crover Greg Hokanson Mike Dillard	Guitar/Vocals Bass Guitar Drums Drums
Brown Cow	Buzz Osborne Dale Crover Kurt Cobain	Bass Guitar Drums Guitar/Vocals
Stiff Woodies	Krist Various Kurt	Vocals Guitar and Bass Drums
The Sellouts	Steve Newman Kurt Cobain Krist	Bass Guitar Drums Guitar/Vocals
Skid Row Ted Ed Fred Bliss Throat Oyster Pen Cap Chew Windowpane	Aaron Burckhard Kurt Krist	Drums Guitar Bass Guitar
Nirvana	Kurt, Krist, Aaron Burckhard - Drums 1985-1986 Kurt, Krist, Dave Foster - Drums 1986 Kurt, Krist, Chad Channing - Drums 1986 - 1990 (Bleach) Kurt, Krist, Jason Everman - Guitar 1989 (Bleach) Danny Peters - Drum 1990?(one gig) Dave Grohl - Drums 1990 - (Nevermind and In Utero) John Duncan - Guitar 1993 (In Utero tour) Pat Smear - Guitar 1993 - (In Untero tour)