Layne Staley
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American singer-songwriter and Alice in Chains vocalist
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Layne Staley
Layne Staley was an American singer-songwriter and the original lead vocalist of Alice in Chains. The band gained international fame during Seattle's early 1990s grunge movement, and Staley was noted for his vocal style and harmonies with guitarist Jerry Cantrell. He also performed with Sleze, Alice N' Chains, Mad Season and Class of '99. Staley struggled with drug addiction and depression and died in 2002 at age 34.
- Role
- Original lead vocalist of Alice in Chains
- Other groups
- Mad Season and Class of '99
- Final live performance
- July 3, 1996, in Kansas City, Missouri
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Layne Staley (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q309838
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Rex Aran Emrick. CC BY-SA 3.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsRex Aran Emrick, The author.Modifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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