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[163], Cantrell started recording a follow-up to Boggy Depot in 2000. [37], Cantrell is featured in the 1992 movie Singles, along with the rest of Alice in Chains performing the songs "It Ain't Like That" and "Would?". His father is an Army veteran, and his mother was an amateur organist and melodica player who worked as an administrative assistant for the Clover Park School District in Pierce County, Washington. [217] The following night, Cantrell joined the band to perform "Kick Out the Jams". Jerry was a veteran of the US Navy. [277], Elton John stated in a 2009 interview with Rolling Stone that he's been an admirer of Cantrell for quite some time, and couldn't resist the offer to play on Alice in Chains' song "Black Gives Way to Blue" at Cantrell's request. Cantrell attended high school at Spanaway Lake High School,[33] and, before owning his first guitar, he was a member of the high school choir which attended many state competitions. [62][61], Staley was already starting up another band, but Cantrell, Starr and Kinney wanted him to be their lead singer. . When Jerry was a boy, he wanted an electric guitar for Christmas, but his father bought him an acoustic one with nylon strings, so there is a good chance that the D-50 was one of his very first six-strings. Cantrell first learned to drive when he was very young, sitting on his dad's lap steering a pickup truck. Jerry's patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his twenty-first great-grandfather, John Cantrell. [88] The opening track, "Brother", featured Cantrell on lead vocals. When Jerry was in sixth grade, his mom was dating a guitar player who taught him a couple of chords. Jerry Cantrell was already assisting Staley on vocals from time to time, . [37] Cantrell learned to play guitar by ear, emulating his heroes. [27], Alice in Chains' second acoustic EP, Jar of Flies, debuted at No. But fuck, I guess we're going to be talking about this for awhile". This reflects the problems his father was working out while Jerry and his family were struggling. [101] "She Was My Girl" from Degradation Trip was included on the Spider-Man (2002) soundtrack. [249] In 2011, Cantrell revealed that he had to retire the guitar due to a hairline crack from the neck all the way through the back of the body. [284], Between 2009 and 2010, Cantrell co-owned a hard rock bar called Dead Man's Hand in Las Vegas with Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian. [294] Cantrell said about the film; "I get more people coming up to me telling me my line. [181] Cantrell's third solo album is titled Brighten and was released on October 29, 2021. Cantrell hopped on stage to close out the night with the guitar solo on "Alive". [207], Cantrell made several guest appearances with the supergroup Camp Freddy,[208][209][210] (a covers band featuring Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro, former Guns N' Roses drummer Matt Sorum, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith and Billy Idol guitarist Billy Morrison),[211] performing with them for the first time at The Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2004.[212]. Mark Kozelek was cast instead. However, this album still has not been released. The song features Cantrell sharing lead vocals with Damageplan singer Patrick Lachman,[211] and it can be found on that movie's soundtrack, and as a bonus track on the Japanese version of Damageplan's debut album, New Found Power. In a recent appearance on Guitar World, Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell recalls his band's opening for Van Halen and explained why he thought it was the worst gig in his life.. Alice in Chains is a Washington-based rock band formed in 1987, by the band's drummer Sean Kinney and guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell.Shortly after, they were joined by vocalist Layne Staley and Mike Starr. [71], Jerry Cantrell served as the lead guitarist, co-lyricist, co-vocalist and main composer of Alice in Chains until the group's near-permanent hiatus beginning in the late 1990s and leading through the death of lead singer Layne Staley in April 2002. [291], In the early 1990s, Cantrell and his Alice in Chains bandmates Layne Staley and Mike Starr were featured on the music video "Never a Know, But the No", from the Seattle thrash metal band Forced Entry. [167] The live show was well received by audiences on a national tour that helped build upon the solo album's success. [192], In 2007, Cantrell played guitar on Glenn Hughes's rendition of Led Zeppelin's "Misty Mountain Hop", featured on Hughes' solo album Music for the Divine,[193] and played on the track "Soul Ecstacy" off the Stevie Salas's album The Sun and the Earth: The Essential Stevie Salas, Vol. with vocalist Phil Anselmo of Pantera and Down and bass player Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver, then they played "Rooster" with Ann Wilson and Comes with the Fall vocalist William DuVall. JERRY CANTRELL: 'Touring Is Getting On A Pirate Ship And Not Coming Back For A Year And A Half' . [43] He noted in an interview that he was "raised on country music" as a youth and that he admires the emotion conveyed in the genre. [216], On October 6, 2009, Cantrell joined Pearl Jam during their concert at the Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles. "I think there's overwhelming evidence that things aren't working right now. In 1993 the musician wrote a tribute song to his father called 'Rooster' and also mentioned 'Gloria' in it. 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Jerry Cantrell is an American guitarist and singer. 'I remember staying up all night and writing that song,' the guitarist said. Jerry is best known for being in the rock band Alice in Chains as their lead guitarist, co-lyricist cum co-lead singer. [26], Cantrell's father, Jerry Sr., is a combat veteran of the Vietnam War. [35] He graduated from high school in 1984. Amazon.com. 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Cantrell has also collaborated and performed with Heart, Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, Pantera, Circus of Power, Metal Church, Gov't Mule, Damageplan, Pearl Jam, The Cult, Stone Temple Pilots, Danzig, Glenn Hughes, Duff McKagan and Deftones, among others. However, his musical range also extends into elements of blues and country as heard on his solo debut album. [136][137] The album debuted at No. The album is an overview of birth to now. Alice in Chains lead guitarist, co-lead singer, and principal songwriter, Jerry Cantrell brought his "Brighten Tour" to The Depot in Salt Lake City. It's also effective when you slow something down and then slam 'em into the dash. 1), selling 61,000 copies in its first week of release. . Do you take the Led Zeppelin approach and never play again, because the guy was that important? Jerry Lambe Feb 27th, 2023, 12:35 pm. It's a repetitive motion injury from playing. Some people don't get that chance. [73] The album, which received better critical reception than its predecessor, featured two singles, "Anger Rising" and "Angel Eyes", and the track "She Was My Girl" was included on the Spider-Man soundtrack. [56], Three weeks after his mother's death on April 11, 1987, Cantrell went to see the band Alice N' Chains perform at the Tacoma Little Theatre, and was impressed by the voice of the lead singer, Layne Staley. [89] The album's lead single, "Would? [26] Cantrell's first childhood memory is meeting his father for the first time after he had returned from war when he was three years old. [321] Cantrell reported that breaking his hand was the worst physical pain he ever had. Performing mostly cover songs from bands like Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, The Stooges, Black Sabbath, and Aerosmith, the group was rounded out by vocalist John Corabi, bassist Chris Wyse, and drummer Josh Howser. The EP also features Mark Arm of Mudhoney and Chris Cornell of Soundgarden, who appeared together on the song "Right Turn", credited as "Alice Mudgarden" in the liner notes. [335][336][337], In 1996, Cantrell became involved with anti-racism organisation Artists for a Hate Free America,[338] alongside other musicians including Jeff Ament, Beck and Michael Stipe, to film public service announcements, and pose for a national ad campaign. He is known for his work with the band Alice in Chains. 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[229], Cantrell was one of the musicians who participated on the Founders Award Celebration honoring The Doors at Seattle's Museum of Pop Culture on December 7, 2017. With W. Earl Brown, Jerry Cantrell, Suzanne Friedline, Ted Kamp. I rarely bathed during that period of writing; I sent out for food, I didn't really venture out of my house in three or four months. [40][41] Friends recalled that Cantrell fell into depression and became a completely different person after losing both his mother and grandmother within a short span of time. Riverside Municipal Auditorium - Riverside. Cantrell's father, Jerry Sr., is a combat . [173] Cantrell said in a statement: "I really dug John Wick and have always admired Keanu's work. But it gave me the impetus to do what I'm doing. [188], Cantrell played guitar in the song "Fallen Ones"[189] from Heart's 2004 album Jupiters Darling. 'S overwhelming evidence that things are n't working right now to be talking about for! 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