Today in 1994, Nirvana's Kurt Cobain died at 27 and in 2002, Alice in Chains' Layne Staley died at 34.

Nirvana has come to be regarded as one of the most influential and important rock bands of the modern era, and Alice in Chains, rising to fame in the Seattle grunge scene among Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden, was one of the most successful music acts of the 1990s.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what grunge songs do you want to hear?

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Songs played

Temple of the Dog - Hunger Strike
Hole - Doll Parts
Soundgarden - Rusty Cage
Alice In Chains - Would?
Pearl Jam - Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town
The Smashing Pumpkins - Siva
Nirvana - Been a Son