founding member

noun

: an original member of a group (such as a club or corporation)

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According to a press release, Pitbull and Jon Bon Jovi, the frontman and founding member of Bon Jovi, struck up a friendship after meeting at the 2017 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction and awards ceremony. Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024 That family warmly welcomed Pauline Black of the Selecter, especially since her life-long friend and fellow founding member of the band, Arthur ‘Gaps’ Hendrickson, died this past June. Heather Augustyn, SPIN, 29 Oct. 2024 White birds as an omen of death, anyone? Phil Lesh, founding member of Grateful Dead and influential bassist, dies at 84 Review: Remy Bumppo’s ‘Dear Elizabeth’ fits a world of human connection between pages of letters The Chicago Ghoul Who Would Not Die! Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 26 Oct. 2024 Phil Lesh, the bassist and founding member of the ultimate San Francisco jam band The Grateful Dead, died today. Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for founding member 

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“Founding member.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/founding%20member. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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