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Hiro Yamamoto

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Japanese-American musician

United StatesMusiciansBorn 1961 · age 65
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Hiro D. Yamamoto is an American bassist who was a founding member of grunge band Soundgarden, along with Kim Thayil and Chris Cornell, in 1984.

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Stereo Donkey in rehearsal, in the former church that is the "fourth member of the band." April 17, 2016.Stereo Donkey in rehearsal, in the former church that is the "fourth member of the band." April 17, 2016.

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About this person

Hiro D. Yamamoto is an American bassist who was a founding member of grunge band Soundgarden, along with Kim Thayil and Chris Cornell, in 1984. He left the band in 1989; two years later, Yamamoto started the independent rock band Truly together with Screaming Trees drummer Mark Pickerel and Robert Roth from The Storybook Krooks. In 2016, Yamamoto co-founded the surf trio Stereo Donkey. In 2025, Yamamoto was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a founding member of Soundgarden.

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United States
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Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
living
Dates
Born 1961 · age 65
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