[41] He also considers himself "half Yankee and half redneck". Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. (born March 18, 1966) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. 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Subsequent work with the revamped Alice in Chains may have stalled this release. [269] The lyrics to "Black Gives Way to Blue" are printed on the base plate of the pedal. [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". Layne Staley was incredibly hard to work with during AIC recording their self-titled album. [265] He has most recently been using a signature amp called the, 'JJ100' made for him by Friedman Amplification. His first solo concerts since 2004. 10 on Total Guitar/MusicRadar's "15 best rock guitarists in the world right now" poll. [219], On December 9, 2011, Cantrell joined Metallica for their 30th anniversary concert at The Fillmore in San Francisco and performed the songs "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "Nothing Else Matters", "Seek and Destroy" and a cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Tuesday's Gone". He grew up in Spanaway, and is the oldest of three children. "[180] On July 28, 2021, Cantrell posted a teaser trailer in his social media announcing that a new song and video titled "Atone" would be released on July 29. Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. was born on March 18, 1966, which makes his age be 54 years old as of 2020. We're just figuring out how we work as a team. We have played with some [singers] who can actually bring it and add their own thing to it without being a Layne clone. [143], As part of the promotion of Rainier Fog, the baseball team Seattle Mariners hosted an "Alice in Chains Night" at the Safeco Field in Seattle on August 20, 2018, and Cantrell threw out the ceremonial first pitch and delivered a strike before the Mariners vs. Houston Astros game. [31] In his senior year, Cantrell became choir president,[31] and the quartet sang the national anthem at basketball games and won competitions with the highest marks achievable. 37 out of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" also by Guitar World in 2012. I don't quite know what the mixture is, but there's definitely metal, blues, rock and roll, maybe a touch of punk. Cantrell was born in Tacoma, Washington, on March 18, 1966, to Gloria Jean Krumpos and Jerry Fulton Cantrell. Jerry's patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his twenty-first great-grandfather, John Cantrell. [13] Guitar World Magazine ranked Cantrell as the 38th out of "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time" in 2004,[14] and the 37th "Greatest Guitar Player of All Time" in 2012. Find relevant music gear like microphones, guitar rig, amplifier setup, effects pedalboard, software, keyboards, and other instruments and add it to Jerry Cantrell. the first album of DuVall's band, Comes with the Fall. [300], Cantrell lived in Monroe, Washington from the mid 1990s until the early 2000s. [295], He also had a cameo as himself in the 2009 film noir comedy Rock Slyde,[296] appeared on the background of two scenes from the first episode of season three of the HBO TV series Deadwood in 2006,[297] and made a cameo in Deadwood: The Movie in 2019. [338], On April 12, 2004, Cantrell and his then-band Cardboard Vampyres performed at a benefit concert for Sweet Relief, a nonprofit organization that helps needy musicians cover medical expenses. - S1 E3 Poker Night Live! Dad Band: Directed by Ted Kamp. Answer (1 of 13): This song was written by Jerry Cantrell the Alice in Chains vocalist and guitarist, for Jerry Cantrell Sr. his father, who'd served in the Vietnam War with the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne. Off-time stuff is just more exciting it takes people by surprise when you shift gears like that before they even know what the hell hit 'em. But being a part of this band is a full time job. Alice in Chains lead guitarist, co-lead singer, and principal songwriter, Jerry Cantrell brought his "Brighten Tour" to The Depot in Salt Lake City. [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. He was also living in San Francisco during that period. 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Jerry's maternal grandfather was Elmer James Krumpos (the son of Matey "Matthew/Mike" Krumpos and Barbara . Bio. [63] Diamond Lie gained attention in the Seattle area and eventually took the name of Staley's previous band, Alice N' Chains, and was quickly renamed as Alice in Chains. A Dad Band get together in a garage goes terribly wrong when a pair of underwear and nonsensical egos get in the way. It's completely a reunion because the three of us who're left are back together. [22][23] His maternal grandmother was from Norway, and his maternal grandfather was from the Czech Republic. [108], Between 2006 and 2007, Cantrell played in a number of concerts with Alice in Chains featuring guest lead singers such as Ann Wilson,[109] Mark Lanegan,[110] James Hetfield,[111] Phil Anselmo,[111] Billy Corgan,[110] Scott Weiland[112] Sebastian Bach,[113] and William DuVall. [315][316] Cantrell dedicated his solo album, Degradation Trip, released two months after Staley's death, to his memory. It was a hell of an experience. Before that, he had never gone on tour without it. [94], Alice in Chains broke up for six months following the cancellation of their opening act at the Metallica tour in July 1994,[26] citing "health problems within the band". [182], Cantrell has appeared as guest guitarist on several albums and projects, including the Danzig album Blackacidevil (1996), in which he played on three tracks ("See All You Were", "Come to Silver" and "Hand of Doom"),[183] and the Metallica album Garage Inc. (1998) on the band's rendition of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Tuesday's Gone". In Tacoma, Washington, Jerry was born to Gloria Jean Cantrell and Jerry Cantrell Sr on March 18, 1966. [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. [117] Comes with the Fall was both the opening act on Cantrell's tour for his second solo album, Degradation Trip, and also the singer's backing band,[118] with DuVall singing Staley's parts at the concerts in 2001 and 2002. and "Man in the Box". [233], On January 16, 2019, Cantrell along with William DuVall, Pearl Jam's guitarist Stone Gossard and bassist Jeff Ament, and drummer Josh Freese performed Soundgarden's "Hunted Down" at the Chris Cornell tribute concert "I Am the Highway". [26], Cantrell's father, Jerry Sr., is a combat veteran of the Vietnam War. [62][61], Staley was already starting up another band, but Cantrell, Starr and Kinney wanted him to be their lead singer. "[329] While recuperating at home in a sling, Cantrell heard a riff in his head and sang it into his phone. [26] Cantrell would later name his music publishing company as Rooster's Son Publishing. 1. Cantrell's father, Jerry Sr., is a combat veteran of the Vietnam War. [71] After three months of negotiations, Alice in Chains signed to Columbia Records on September 11, 1989. [66][63][67], Cantrell attended a Guns N' Roses concert at the Seattle Center in 1988,[68] and took an Alice in Chains demo tape to give to the band. The band rose to international fame in the early 1990s during Seattle's grunge movement, and is known for its distinctive vocal style[10] and the harmonized vocals between Cantrell and Layne Staley (and later Cantrell and William DuVall). He also has a solo career and released the albums Boggy Depot in 1998 and Degradation Trip Volumes 1 2 i . [345] In 2018, Cantrell named the league's trophy after his friend Vinnie Paul, who had died recently. When you're teaching people that being gay is a mortal sin, yet a good portion of the people teaching this are fucking kids, there's a huge problem". So many great guitar riffs and solo performances on this record. 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. There were times on stagethere was one show in Charlotte where it was just so heavy. Jerry Cantrell in 2010. [241] The second is a guitar called the 'Superhawk'. Once Cantrell started writing the song and the rest of the album, his mystery illness disappeared. [104] On February 18, 2005, Cantrell, Mike Inez and Sean Kinney reunited to perform for the first time in 10 years as Alice in Chains at the K-Rock Tsunami Continued Care Relief Concert in Seattle. . [61], Cantrell wanted to form a new band and Staley gave him the phone number of Melinda Starr, the girlfriend of drummer Sean Kinney, so that Cantrell could talk to him. Maybe somewhere down the road. The album is an overview of birth to now. Those two guys really had their thing figured out. [206] He was also asked by Nickelback's frontman, Chad Kroeger, to contribute to the song "Hero" for the 2002 film Spider-Man. [222], On April 18, 2013, the Seattle band Heart was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and Cantrell joined the band onstage for a performance of "Crazy On You". As of 2023, The estimated net award of Jerry Cantrell is $40 . [13] He was apparently thrilled at winning the title over several famous artists such as Slash, James Hetfield, and Jimmy Page. He loves country music. Name: Jerry Worden Cantrell Death date: 28 Feb 1973 Death place: Mckinney, Collin, Texas Gender: Male Race or color (on document): Age at death: 83 years Estimated birth year: 1890 Birth date: Birthplace: Marital status: Spouse's name: Father's name: James Cantrell Father's birthplace: Mother's name: Melissa. [165] In the Spring of 2004, Cantrell opened a slate of shows on Kid Rock's U.S. [187] He also appears briefly with Warren Haynes in the documentary Rising Low, which documents the work of the band Gov't Mule following the death of bassist Allen Woody. [95][96] The band's self-titled third studio album was released in November 1995, debuted at No. [106] The band followed the concert with a short United States club tour, several festival dates in Europe, and a brief tour in Japan. [176][177], On January 24, 2020, Cantrell announced that he was working on a new solo album. Jerry Cantrell, best known for being a Guitarist, was born in Tacoma, Washington, USA on Friday, March 18, 1966. [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. [35] Besides singing, Cantrell also played guitar, piano, clavinet, organ, and steel drums on the album. [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. [166], Degradation Trip has sold 100,000 copies in the U.S. as of December 2002. I am interested in everything about music, fashion, and photography. [224][225], On November 20, 2015, Cantrell joined The Cult on stage at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles to perform the song "The Phoenix". Jerry's paternal grandfather was Herbert Franklin Cantrell (the son of Fred Carl Cantrell and Delphia Blanche Campbell). 1. Although the band has changed, we've lost Layne, we've added Will, and there was no master plan. [142] Cantrell took the album's title from the Mount Rainier in Seattle, and the title track is a tribute to the Seattle music scene. "[37] Cantrell was also Crowe's first choice for the role of Stillwater bass player Larry Fellows in Almost Famous (2000), but he was busy writing the songs for his solo album Degradation Trip and had to turn the role down. [194] He also played guitar on Smith & Pyle's debut album, It's OK To Be Happy, released in 2008. [163], Cantrell started recording a follow-up to Boggy Depot in 2000. 2. [323], Cantrell underwent shoulder surgery twice. [97] The singles "Grind", "Over Now", and "Heaven Beside You" feature Cantrell on lead vocals. 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. Jerry Cantrell was born in Tacoma, Washington in 1966 and is most widely recognized as the lead guitarist, co-lyricist, and co-lead singer for the immensely popular band, Alice in Chains. Jerry Cantrell is an American guitarist and singer. 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