Rock Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Grunge Pioneer, Folk Figure. Best remembered as the frontwoman for the pioneering proto-grunge band, Bam Bam. Born Tina Marie Bell in Seattle, Washington, the third of ten children, she began singing and performing at Seattle's Mount Zion Baptist Church. Her first stage performance was at the Langston Hughes Theater in Seattle. While looking for a French tutor so she can sing in French, she met guitarist Tommy Martin. They eventually married and had a son. In 1983, she and Martin formed the pioneering grunge band, "Bam Bam" and recruited bassist Scott Ledgerwood and drummer Matt Cameron into the fold. With her low smoky voice, Bam Bam stood out in the Seattle music scene. Drummer Tom Hendrickson would replace Cameron on drums later on. Matt Cameron would later join the bands, Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog and Pearl Jam. Bam Bam was popular with local Pacific Northwest (PNW) audiences and one of their fans included: Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) who worked as their roadie during this period. Despite offers from C/Z Records, they decided to release their E.P., "Villains (Also Wear White)" in 1984, independent of a record label. This was the first grunge recording made at the Reciprocal Recording studio in Ballard, Seattle. The E.P. predated the "Deep Six" (1986) compilation album by a year. Later that year, they dropped the album, "Bam Bam House Demo '84," which showcased earlier recordings of some songs. One of these songs was "Ground Zero" about the threat of nuclear war. Hendrickson and Ledgerwood left the band after the mid 1980s and the band continued further. During the late 1980s to early 1990s, the band performed concerts with Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden before pivotal albums like: "Facelift" (1990), "Ten" (1991), "Badmotorfinger" (1991), "Dirt" (1992) and "Vs." (1993) garnered widespread critical-commercial success with the three bands gaining international superstardom. Bam Bam relocated from Seattle to London, England before Bell left the band in 1990 and quit the music industry. Bam Bam continued performing as an instrumental band and never replaced her. A reunion was planned with Bam Bam members in 2012 but didn't materialize. She died at her apartment in Las Vegas from cirrhosis of the liver. She was 55. Various tribute concerts were held in memory of Bell. Her son is Oscar-Emmy Award winning filmmaker T.J. Martin who won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for his film, "Undefeated" (2012). Bell is regarded by critics and historian as an early pioneer of the grunge genre and has been dubbed the honorary nicknames, "The Queen of Grunge" or "The Godmother of Grunge."