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Jerry Cantrell's father was a consultant on the video, as it explores Cantrell Jr.'s interpretation of his father's war experience. [21] The "Rooster" character (played by James Elliott), was based on Alice in Chains' guitarist/vocalist, Jerry Cantrell's father (Jerry Cantrell Sr.), whose lifelong nickname was "Rooster."
Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. (born March 18, 1966) [1] is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the founder, lead guitarist, co-lead vocalist, and main songwriter [ 9 ] of the rock band Alice in Chains . [ 10 ]
The original lineup in a 1988 promo. From left: Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, Mike Starr, Layne Staley. Before the formation of Alice in Chains, Layne Staley, a drummer at the time, [13] [14] landed his first gig as a vocalist when he auditioned to sing for a local glam metal band known as Sleze after receiving some encouragement from his stepbrother Ken Elmer.
Jerry Cantrell's home studio, Los Angeles / Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles [9] Raskulinecz: 4:44 Died: Staley / Cantrell: Music Bank (October 26, 1999) September 1998 Jerden / Wright: 5:58 The Essential Alice in Chains (September 5, 2006) Dirt: Cantrell / Staley: Dirt (September 29, 1992) March–May 1992 One on One Recording Studios ...
"Rooster" was written by Cantrell for his father, Jerry Cantrell Sr., who served in the Vietnam War and his childhood nickname was "Rooster". [25] [8] Cantrell described the song as "the start of the healing process between my Dad and I from all that damage that Vietnam caused." [8] Discussing the title track "Dirt", Cantrell stated that "the ...
Among them are country singer Donnie "Skeeter" Dollarhide Jr. (played by guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell), reggae singer Nesta Cleveland (played by vocalist William DuVall), black metal musician Unta Gleeben Glabben Globben Globin (played by bassist Mike Inez), and hipster blogger Stanley Eisen (played by drummer Sean Kinney). [1]
Alice in Chains was formed in 1987 by guitarist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney, who then recruited bassist Mike Starr and singer Layne Staley. [3] [4] The band signed to Columbia Records in 1989 and released its first EP, We Die Young, in July 1990. [5] Later that year, the band released its debut studio album, Facelift.
Unplugged is a live album by the American rock band Alice in Chains, released on July 30, 1996, by Columbia Records.It was recorded on April 10, 1996, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Majestic Theatre for the television series MTV Unplugged.