Aaron Burckhard

Aaron Burckhard is an American musician who was the first drummer recruited for Kurt Cobain's Rock group that soon came to be known as Nirvana. Burckhard played drums for the band until December 1987. Burckhard was no longer a part of Nirvana by the time band recorded their first demo at Reciprocal Recordings in Seattle on 1/23/88 (Dale Crover of The Melvins served as his replacement). Burckhard's dismissal purportedly came as a result of his volatile nature which propelled him into frequent physical confrontations with people. An additional complaint against Burckhard was that he did not take his membership with the band as seriously as Kurt Cobain wanted him to. Burckhard frequently skipped practice, which infuriated Cobain. The last straw occurred when Burckhard got Cobain's car impounded after getting arrested for fighting with a police officer. His drumming can be heard on the first disc of Nirvana's With the Lights Out. He played at the band's first live show, which was a 1987 house party in Raymond, Washington. He also played drums for a 4/17/87 radio broadcast on KAOS. Burckhard also recorded material with the band in one of its earliest practice spaces in the summer of 1987. One of the tracks from this summer of '87 recording was officially released on With the Lights Out under the title of "Mrs. Butterworth". Perhaps the most interesting track from the summer 1987 recordings features Burckhard playing drums on a cover of Cher's [http://www.2shared.com/file/4889395/dd626c8d/Gypsies_Tramps_and_Thieves__cut_at_2_minutes_17_seconds_.html "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"].

In 2005, Aaron Burckhard played with Attica to release an album after his career with Nirvana had ended.

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