Layne Thomas Staley (born Layne Rutherford Staley; August 22, 1967 – April 5, 2002) was an American singer and songwriter who was the original lead vocalist...

Sean Kinney. Vocalist Layne Staley and bassist Mike Starr are former members of the band. The band took its name from Staley's previous group, Alice N'...

Layne Staley: Angry Chair, subtitled A Look Inside the Heart and Soul of an Incredible Musician, is a biography by Argentinean journalist Adriana Rubio...

Cantrell and Layne Staley (and later Cantrell and William DuVall). Cantrell started to sing lead vocals on Alice in Chains' 1992 EP Sap. After Staley's death...

principal members included guitarist Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, lead singer Layne Staley of Alice in Chains, drummer Barrett Martin of Screaming Trees, and bassist...

Mike Inez and their last studio album to feature original lead vocalist Layne Staley before his death in 2002. It is also their final studio album to be released...

the first time vocalist Layne Staley wrote two songs by himself ("Hate to Feel" and "Angry Chair"), both also featuring Staley on guitar. Retrospectively...

in other bands. Cantrell wanted to form a new band and his roommate, Layne Staley, gave him the phone number of Melinda Starr, the girlfriend of drummer...

late original members Layne Staley and Mike Starr during the band's concerts. The lyrics were written by vocalist Layne Staley, and the music was written...

Issaquah School District.[citation needed] Kinney met singer Layne Staley around 1985, when Staley's band Sleze was playing at Alki Beach. Kinney revealed to...

N' Chains (a precursor to Alice in Chains that also featured vocalist Layne Staley), The Crying Spell, Lotus Crush, and The Rumba Kings. Johnny Bacolas...

The album has been certified gold by the RIAA in the United States. Layne Staley created the artwork on the album cover and inside the inlay. During the...

was Layne Staley's idea to have big candles decorating the stage to keep it dark and moody, as the band never liked bright lights on stage, so Staley himself...

is a song by Alice in Chains and the final one recorded with vocalist Layne Staley before his death in 2002. The song was included on the compilation albums...

demos before breaking up on friendly terms in 1987. One of its members, Layne Staley, ultimately took the name that he and his former bandmates had initially...

lead vocals with Staley on "Got Me Wrong". The EP features guest vocals by Ann Wilson from the band Heart, who joined vocalist Layne Staley and guitarist...

alternative rock supergroup consisting of members from notable rock bands: Layne Staley of Alice in Chains as vocalist Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine...

Young" to me." In a recorded interview with MuchMusic USA, vocalist Layne Staley stated that the lyrics for "Man in the Box" are about censorship in the...

provided by both Staley and Cantrell in the lines 'Won't you come and save me'. In a 1992 interview with Rolling Stone, Layne Staley explained the origins...

suggested they audition his stepbrother Layne Staley, who at that time went by the name Layne Elmer. Elmer said that Staley played drums but "he wants to be...

drummer Sean Kinney, who then recruited bassist Mike Starr and singer Layne Staley. The band signed to Columbia Records in 1989 and released its first EP...

second album, Dirt. It is their first record without original lead singer Layne Staley, who died in 2002, and their first album with new vocalist and rhythm...

along with "Died", one of the last two songs recorded with vocalist Layne Staley before his death in 2002. The song was released as the lead single from...

Mark Lanegan, Soulsavers, Daniel Lanois, Maria McKee, Sarah McLachlan, Layne Staley, Tom Morello, and Josh Klinghoffer. In 2008, LeNoble began dating actress...

poker professional Layne Redmond. American drummer, writer and teacher Layne Staley, lead singer of Alice in Chains Stacy Layne Matthews, American drag...

Bank: The Videos, and is the final Alice in Chains music video that Layne Staley filmed with the band (the "Get Born Again" music video released in 1999...

Records to Roadrunner, and was dedicated to Alice in Chains lead singer Layne Staley, who died two months before the album's release. The title was taken...

returned to Seattle and formed a band called The Gacy Bunch with vocalist Layne Staley of Alice in Chains and drummer Barrett Martin of Screaming Trees. They...

Tribute to Layne Staley". Guitar World. April 5, 2012. Archived from the original on July 22, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2017. "Layne Staley Memorial"....

vocalist Layne Staley joined the band. Much of "River of Deceit", lyrically, was inspired by the 1923 book The Prophet by Khalil Gibran, which Staley read...