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Layne Staley, lead vocalist of the Seattle grunge band Alice in Chains, sings with the Wilson sisters on the cover of Bob Dylan's "Ring Them Bells". The album peaked at number 48 on the US Billboard 200 , [ 4 ] and on August 24, 1995, it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments in excess of ...
"Ring Them Bells" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released in 1989 as the fourth track on his album Oh Mercy. It is a piano-driven, hymn-like ballad that is considered by many to be the best song on Oh Mercy [ 1 ] and it is the track from that album that has been covered the most by other artists.
Layne Thomas Staley (born Layne Rutherford Staley; August 22, 1967 – April 5, 2002) [2] [3] was an American singer and songwriter who was the original lead vocalist of Alice in Chains, which rose to international fame in the early 1990s as part of Seattle's grunge movement.
Seattle declares Layne Staley Day . August 22 was officially declared Layne Staley Day in the city of Seattle by Mayor Jenny Durkan in 2019, on what would’ve been the singer’s 52 nd birthday ...
The issue was the reference to bondage, which our parents would not go for. Layne's mom was very hardcore Christian. So we ended up changing it to Alice 'N Chains, which made it more like Alice and Chains. [2] However, Staley's mother Nancy McCallum has said she still did not approve of this at first: I had a sense of humor about the name Sleze.
"Ring Them Bells" featuring Layne Staley (of Alice in Chains) – 3:51 "The Road Home" (live) (edit) – 3:34; Disc 3 [Limited Edition 3.0 version only]
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.
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