", and introduced a new song, "Killer Is Me", with Cantrell on lead vocals. They played "Would?" [173] Cantrell said in a statement: "I really dug John Wick and have always admired Keanu's work. [119][116] DuVall joined Alice in Chains as full-time lead singer during the band's reunion tour in 2006, after making his first public appearance with the band at the VH1 concert. He is the son of Gloria and Jerry Cantrell, Sr. His father was from Atoka, Oklahoma. . He was also living in San Francisco during that period. In addition to his parents, Jerry is preceded in death by his wife, Brenda Faye Cantrell; brother, Rayburn Cantrell; sisters, Jenny Givens, Ann Porter, and Ellen Jessup. But it's writ large across Brighten. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1994,[92] becoming the first ever EP and first Alice in Chains release to top the charts. Cantrell was unable to attend the recording session and was replaced by Saliva's Josey Scott. Having seen him live, having my hands on his rig, watching his tech play through his rig, then hearing Jerry play, during soundcheck, I can tell you, most of the tone is in his playing style. Riverside Municipal Auditorium - Riverside. [28] Father and son also appeared together on the music video for "Rooster", in which Jerry Sr. recalls the war. [131] Cantrell believes the mystery illness was the pain of saying goodbye to Staley. Although the band has changed, we've lost Layne, we've added Will, and there was no master plan. Reviewed and Photographed by Kevin Rolfe . [220], On May 12, 2012, Cantrell made a duet with Somar Macek accompanied by the Synergia Northwest Orchestra for a performance of Elton John's "Levon" at the Paramount Theater in Seattle, during a benefit concert for music education in Northwest public schools. I'm as imperfect as they come. Cantrell started to sing lead vocals on Alice in Chains' 1992 EP Sap. [161] Cantrell reportedly asked Staley to join him onstage, but Staley declined. Cantrell's guitar playing is known for its unique use of wah pedal as well as odd time signatures. Cantrell's early influences made Alice in Chains' heavy metal tones stand out among their fellow grunge/alternative rock-oriented bands of the Seattle music scene. [59] He was homeless after being kicked out of his family's house,[26] so Staley invited Cantrell to live with him at the 24-hour rehearsal studio "The Music Bank". [101][37], Alice in Chains performed four shows supporting Kiss on their Alive/Worldwide Tour in 1996, including the final live appearance of Layne Staley on July 3, 1996, in Kansas City, Missouri. Later, he learned officially on his mom's manual-transmission 1976 Volkswagen Super Beetle . [240] The guitars feature a single-bridge humbucker wired to a volume control. By The Big Dad. [324][325] During a chat at ESPN.com on November 29, 2011, Cantrell revealed that he had gone through another surgery earlier that year, this time in his right shoulder[326] and that he was in the tail end of the rehabilitation process. The title track has a really ominous intro that sets the mood for the rest of the song. [86] The EP has been certified gold,[87] and it features guest vocals by Ann Wilson from the band Heart, who joined Cantrell for the chorus of "Brother", and Staley for the chorus of "Am I Inside". [98], On April 10, 1996, Alice in Chains played their first concert in two and a half years for MTV Unplugged, a program featuring all-acoustic set lists. Being a founder, guitarist, . The only reason I did those two records is because we weren't working as a band. He also departed from Columbia Records during this time and had trouble finding a new label. [41] He also considers himself "half Yankee and half redneck". [320] Cantrell also stated that he's sick of the hypocrisy that's taken over many facets of organized religion. After Staley's death in 2002, Cantrell took the role of Alice in Chains' lead singer on most of the songs from the band's post-Staley albums, Black Gives Way to Blue (2009), The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here (2013) and Rainier Fog (2018), with DuVall harmonizing with him in the new songs and singing Staley's vocals in the old songs in live concerts.[11][12]. Buy Jerry Cantrell tickets from the official Ticketmaster.com site. [35] He graduated from high school in 1984. He grew up in Spanaway, and is the oldest of three children. [299], In 2018, Cantrell played Terry, a plumber who plays bass in a garage band in the short film Dad Band, co-starring W. Earl Brown. [141] On June 27, 2018, the band announced the title and unveiled the cover art of the new album, Rainier Fog, released on August 24, 2018 through BMG, Alice in Chains' first release on the label. [93] The album's fifth track was an instrumental song, "Whale & Wasp", described by Cantrell as "a conversation between whales and wasps". The roots of family trauma were planted early, as Cantrell's father, a military officer, divorced from his mother when Cantrell was seven, a mere four years after meeting Cantrell for the first time. Some guys can do multiple things and maybe when I was younger I could do that, but not now. Jerry Cantrell Net Worth. To coincide with the band's reunion, Sony Music released the long-delayed third Alice in Chains compilation, The Essential Alice in Chains, a double album that includes 28 songs. Cantrell's father, Jerry Sr., is a combat veteran of the Vietnam War. They recorded a four-song demo at London Bridge Studio. [321][322] While Cantrell was running full speed, his guitar player at the time, Bryan Kehoe, was also running full speed towards him and Cantrell got his pinky finger caught in Kehoe's T-shirt sleeve. Cantrell's father, Jerry Sr., is a Vietnam Vet with PTSD and every fourth of July would go berserk and chase the neighborhood kids with a meat clever for shooting off fireworks. [49], In 1985, Cantrell was going to winter semester of college,[50] but he decided to quit it and moved to Dallas, Texas, to join a band with a couple of friends. [213] "This band is really just about having fun and playing tunes that we were fans of growing up," Cantrell stated. Herbert was born in Thayer, Missouri. [73] Cantrell also played bass on the track "Love Song", from the 1992 Sap EP. The younger Cantrell watched his father deploy twice and never talk about what happened in Vietnam. [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. [330] The riff later became the song "Stone", the first single from The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here. Jerry's patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his twenty-first great-grandfather, John Cantrell. [216], On October 6, 2009, Cantrell joined Pearl Jam during their concert at the Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles. [272], Cantrell is widely considered to be one of the greatest rock guitarists of his generation. Jerry Cantrell Jr. is a well-known musician, classical guitarist, actor, composer, and singer-songwriter. [56][124] The writing and recording process was completed on March 18, 2009 Cantrell's 43rd birthday and also the same day that DuVall's son was born. 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. Before . He grew up in Spanaway, and is the oldest of three children. Or, do you give it a shot, try something? [27] Cantrell wrote the song "Rooster" at the Cornells' house and stayed there for a few weeks. There were times on stagethere was one show in Charlotte where it was just so heavy. . [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. [181] Cantrell's third solo album is titled Brighten and was released on October 29, 2021. [315][316] Cantrell dedicated his solo album, Degradation Trip, released two months after Staley's death, to his memory. 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: That was the first real concert, yeah. "I was thinking about my dad; my folks got divorced when I was pretty young, so my dad wasn't a big part of my teen years, but he was a badass and a hardass; he was an army sergeant, but I didn't see a whole lot of him. Cantrell also has a solo career and released the albums Boggy Depot in 1998 and Degradation Trip Volumes 1 & 2 in 2002. [98] Staley rarely left his condo in Seattle,[98] but in 1998 the band reunited to record two new songs, "Get Born Again" and "Died", originally intended for Cantrell's second solo album,[72] the songs were released on the 1999 box set Music Bank. [16] Cantrell was ranked at No. [63] Staley, who was Cantrell's roommate at the time, agreed to join on the condition that Cantrell join his funk project (which ended shortly after),[64] and Staley joined Cantrell's band on a full-time basis. 98 on the list of the "Top 100 Most Complete Guitar Players of All Time" by Envision Radio Networks' "Chop Shop" guitar show in December 2008. Cantrell wanted to continue the tour, and although he was in a lot of pain, he played his first concert as a frontman without a guitar opening for Cheap Trick in Atlanta. G&L Guitars makes two Jerry Cantrell Signature guitars available to the general public for purchase. [289], On January 17, 2020, Cantrell officially joined Gibson as a brand ambassador. Jerry Cantrell has made a career out of casting the light and the dark. 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. [72] Cantrell's guitar contribution gave a heavy metal edge to the band's unique grunge style. [309][310], Cantrell was a close friend of late Alice in Chains' lead singer Layne Staley, who was described by Cantrell as his best friend. He served with the 101st Airborne Division, which has a fitting shoulder insignia: the bald eagle. His first solo concerts since 2004. His touring band for the album included Alice in Chains bandmates Inez and Kinney, and Cantrell expressed hope to have a second album released by the following year. Cantrell wrote the lyrics from the perspective of Keanu Reeves' title character. I love him and have to move on. I kinda focus my energy there [in the band]. [293], In 1996, he had a cameo in Cameron Crowe's Jerry Maguire playing "Jesus of CopyMat", the CopyMat worker who helped Tom Cruise's character make copies of his manifesto. Once Cantrell started writing the song and the rest of the album, his mystery illness disappeared. General Comment31/32 was Layne Staley's and Jerry Cantrell's ages at the time the song was written, leading me to think the song wasn't just about Jerry's past, becuase some of it doesn't seem to fit in with . [102], Although never officially disbanding, Alice in Chains was plagued by extended inactivity from 1996 onwards due to Staley's substance abuse, which resulted in his death in 2002. Luckily they caught me because I couldn't go anywhere, I was kind of stuck in a bush at the bottom of a cliff bleeding, and I ended up here. ", was written by Cantrell as a tribute to his late friend Andrew Wood. Cantrell's father was also deployed to the Vietnam War twice and he never talked about his experience to . [92] It has been certified triple platinum by the RIAA. [283] Cantrell and William DuVall were also tied at No. He was an accomplished musician and was able to play all stringed instruments. My band's been a harsh example of that what happens when you don't deal with it." This year, he's re-embarking on his solo career, releasing his first solo output since the 2002 double album, "Degradation Trip Volumes 1 and 2.". The bridge is a Kahler Tremolo as opposed to a Floyd Rose tremolo which was commonly seen on instruments made throughout the 1980s and 90s. [333][332], Cantrell is a longtime supporter of MusiCares MAP Fund,[329] which helps musicians who are struggling with addiction, financial and health issues. [221], Cantrell performed with Duff McKagan's band The Walking Papers during the band's concert at The Crocodile in Seattle on December 15, 2012. 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. So many great guitar riffs and solo performances on this record. [21] Cantrell also played bass on the last track, "Love Song". Of course, you know, possibilities"[171] Cantrell expressed the same sentiment when asked about a new solo album during an interview with Trunk Nation in August 2017, stating that Alice in Chains has always been his number one concern, but that he would not rule out a new solo album in the future. "[115], Cantrell met singer William DuVall in Los Angeles in 2000, through a mutual acquaintance who introduced him to [319] Cantrell stated, "There are two things you never want to get into a conversation or argument about: politics and religion. "[329] While recuperating at home in a sling, Cantrell heard a riff in his head and sang it into his phone. 'I remember staying up all night and writing that song,' the guitarist said. Shortly after the show, Staley was found unresponsive after he overdosed on heroin and was hospitalized. Jerry's a really solid blues-rock guitarist, very tasteful and emotive. Hi, I'm Su! Andy Ford. 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 . [26] The family lived on welfare and food stamps. [243], Cantrell used the original "Blue Dress" guitar on the music videos for "Man in the Box",[244] "We Die Young",[245] "Sea of Sorrow",[246] "Grind",[247] and "Again". 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. The band rose to international fame in the early 1990s during Seattle's grunge movement, and is known for its distinctive vocal . [234], Cantrell's song "Leave Me Alone" was featured in the 1996 dark comedy The Cable Guy and can be found on that movie's soundtrack. Jerry's paternal grandfather was Herbert Franklin Cantrell (the son of Fred Carl Cantrell and Delphia Blanche Campbell). Jerry Cantrell father's name is . [74], Their second full-length album, Dirt, was released in September 1992 to critical acclaim and was certified quadruple platinum. Cantrell is one of the best guitarists around, and I had never seen him live, solo or with Alice in Chains. [194] He also played guitar on Smith & Pyle's debut album, It's OK To Be Happy, released in 2008. 2. [75][78][57], Although Alice in Chains has been labeled grunge by the mainstream media,[79] Cantrell identifies the band as primarily heavy metal. [32] At that time he played clarinet, and his mother was dating a guitar player who handed his guitar to Cantrell and taught him a couple of chords. Jerry endures the weather. 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Jerry Cantrell helped define the sound of rock music in the '90s but his ear for melody, the riff and for the speculative business of songwriting goes back to the '70s. [15], In October 2008, Guitar World ranked Cantrell's solo in "Man in the Box" at No. Find relevant music gear like microphones, guitar rig, amplifier setup, effects pedalboard, software, keyboards, and other instruments and add it to Jerry Cantrell. [62] Kinney called Starr and a few days later they started jamming with Cantrell at the Music Bank, but they didn't have a singer. Cantrell's career outside Alice in Chains has consisted of three solo albums, as well as many appearances with other musicians and on film soundtracks. We're not interested in stepping on [Staley's] rich legacy. Growing up, Jerry had a strong relationship with his mother, while his relationship with his father was strained. Jerry Cantrell 5 x 7 photograph signed with proof. [186], Cantrell provided background vocals for the track "Effigy" on Gov't Mule's 2001 album, The Deep End, Volume 1. SHARE. [75][76][77] Cantrell stated that it was Staley who encouraged him to sing. [106] The band followed the concert with a short United States club tour, several festival dates in Europe, and a brief tour in Japan. - S1 E3 Poker Night Live! . [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. Show All Dates . The song was about Cantrell's relationship with his younger brother, David. [132] The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in May 2010,[133] Cantrell was born in Tacoma, Washington, on March 18, 1966, to Gloria Jean Krumpos and Jerry Fulton Cantrell. [254][255] Also a Gibson Custom Shop Jerry Cantrell SG,[256][254] a 1952 Goldtop Les Paul,[257] an Ernie Ball Music Man EVH[258][259] that was a gift from Eddie Van Halen in the 1990s, but has been stolen from Cantrell,[260] a dark blue Mosrite Ventures model,[261] a Dean Michael Schenker USA V,[262] and Dean Soltero guitars. The song was released as a single in digital platforms.[237]. Guitar-wise, Jerry's playing was always exciting and interesting. He would later cite guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix,[44] Ace Frehley, Tony Iommi, Angus Young, Jimmy Page, Glenn Tipton, K.K. Curtis and Silver passed the demo on to Columbia Records. [159] Cantrell said of the writing experience: In '98, I locked myself in my house, went out of my mind and wrote 25 songs. [102] In 2001, a second compilation titled Greatest Hits was released. A tour de force of epic proportions, the 14-song, 72-minute outing from former Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell is a brutal emotional exorcism, the brooding and insinuating music perfectly suited to the pained and pointed lyrics. Jerry Cantrell is a music icon that has been a member of Alice in Chains. [90] The song was also featured on the soundtrack to Cameron Crowe's 1992 film Singles. [62][61], Staley was already starting up another band, but Cantrell, Starr and Kinney wanted him to be their lead singer. [166], Degradation Trip has sold 100,000 copies in the U.S. as of December 2002. 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. [213] On November 10, 2004, Cantrell was among the musicians who performed a short acoustic set to benefit Help The Homeless in Hollywood, California. Find out more as we look at 10 things you didn't know about Jerry Cantrell. Born Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr on 18th March, 1966 in Tacoma, Washington, USA . [320], During his independent tour for Degradation Trip before the album was released, Cantrell broke his left hand while playing football after a concert at the Kentucky Derby on May 3, 2001. stream brighten Stream "brighten" Live Silver was also Alice in Chains' manager. 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. [62] Kinney pointed at his girlfriend and said: "that's weird cause that's his sister". [159], In 1998, Layne Staley almost performed live again since Alice in Chains' last concert in July 1996,[160] when Cantrell went to Seattle on his solo tour for Boggy Depot. [165] The songs on the album ranged from doom metal to pop-based hard rock. [129][130] The title track is a tribute to Layne Staley written and sung by Cantrell, accompanied by Elton John playing piano. Downing, David Gilmour, Nancy Wilson,[45] and Eddie Van Halen as major influences,[46] as well as Elton John[47] and bands Fleetwood Mac,[47] Heart[45][48] and Rush as his early songwriting idols. We have played with some [singers] who can actually bring it and add their own thing to it without being a Layne clone. Cantrell was named "Riff Lord" by British hard rock/metal magazine Metal Hammer in 2006. It's more than just making music, and it always has been. Jerry Cantrell on finding inspiration for 'Rooster' at Chris Cornell's house: 'I was thinking about my dad' Marty Rosenbaum 9/9/2022 China's Military Is Catching Up to the U.S. According to our records, Jerry Cantrell is possibly single. He is best known as the founder, lead guitarist, co-lead vocalist, and main songwriter of rock band Alice in Chains. [196], Cantrell sings background vocals and does a lead vocal ad-lib in the final chorus of "Love Is Blind" from Richie Kotzen's 2011 album, 24 Hours. [27], Alice in Chains' second acoustic EP, Jar of Flies, debuted at No. The band covered two Soundgarden songs, "Hunted Down" and "Boot Camp", closing their headlining set at the Rock on the Range festival in Columbus, Ohio. I didn't intend to get here but I'm very grateful I am here, and it took a lot of people to help me get here. He also has a solo career and released the albums Boggy Depot in 1998 and Degradation Trip Volumes 1 & 2 in 2002. The Jerry Cantrell "Wino" Les Paul from Gibson Custom Shop is available beginning August 24. . [114][120][121], By April 2007, Alice in Chains had been writing and demoing songs for a new album with DuVall,[122] but the band did not show further signs of progress until October 2008, when they announced that they had begun recording with producer Nick Raskulinecz in the studio. [206] He was also asked by Nickelback's frontman, Chad Kroeger, to contribute to the song "Hero" for the 2002 film Spider-Man. 2 comments. Cantrell has been most famously seen playing a G&L Guitars' Rampage model. So did the crowd. Tickets are on sale Friday, August 27 at 10:00 AM local time. That's the approach we've taken for a lot of years. [266], In 2010, Jim Dunlop introduced the "JC95 Cantrell Signature Cry Baby", Cantrell's signature Cry Baby wah pedal,[267][268] based on the original Jimi Hendrix Wah pedal that Cantrell used since his early days. [21] 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. [164] He had to sell his Seattle house to fund the album and produced it himself. (174) $174.00. While video footage from Cantrell's official website claimed that he wanted to work solo for some time,[151] his comments in Guitar World stated otherwise: It's something I never really wanted to do, but the way things have played out, it's like, why not? [42] In the months before writing the song, Cantrell had been suffering from an unexplained illness. Find Jerry Cantrell tour schedule, concert details, reviews and photos. [342], Since 2009, Cantrell has hosted the Alice in Chains & Friends Charity Fantasy Football League. [319] "No one in the band claims to be an expert on religion, but the title of the song [The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here] comes from something that a lot of people actually believe in". Jerry Cantrell is a 56 year old American Guitarist. [69] Years later, Guns N' Roses chose Alice in Chains to be the opening act of their 2016 reunion tour. December 2002 of Keanu Reeves ' title character Keanu Reeves ' title character onstage, not! 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