"[34] His choir teacher and drama teacher were, early on, his two greatest motivators toward a career in music. While living in the basement of Curtis' house, Cantrell was roommates with Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder. [235], In February 2017, Cantrell released the song "A Job to Do", the end-title song to John Wick: Chapter 2. [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. 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 . 1", "Exclusive Interview: Shawnee Smith - SMITH AND PYLE", "RICHIE KOTZEN To Release '24 Hours' in November", "DUFF MCKAGAN To Release 'How To Be A Man' EP Featuring IZZY STRADLIN, JERRY CANTRELL", "Alice In Chains' Jerry Cantrell Speaks About His Deftones Cameo, Chino Moreno Calls New Album "A Challenge", "Deftones - Phantom Bride Featuring Jerry Cantrell (Official Audio)", "Pantera feat. Alice in Chains Jerry Cantrell. [26] In a 1998 Q&A, Cantrell revealed that acting has always been an interest to him. He also has a solo career and released the albums Boggy Depot in 1998 and Degradation Trip Volumes 1 2 i . [330] The riff later became the song "Stone", the first single from The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here. [190], Cantrell was the lead guitarist in all of the tracks[191] from Ozzy Osbourne's 2005 album of cover songs, Under Cover. [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. [292], In 1995, Cantrell played journalist Nona Weisbaum on the Alice in Chains mockumentary The Nona Tapes. The song was about Cantrell's relationship with his younger brother, David. at the Gibson Summer Jam 2008. [240] The guitars feature a single-bridge humbucker wired to a volume control. [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. [283] Cantrell and William DuVall were also tied at No. ", was written by Cantrell as a tribute to his late friend Andrew Wood. FREE shipping. [102] In 2001, a second compilation titled Greatest Hits was released. [161] Cantrell reportedly asked Staley to join him onstage, but Staley declined. 38 on its list of "The 66 Best Hard Rock + Metal Guitarists of All Time". "[329] While recuperating at home in a sling, Cantrell heard a riff in his head and sang it into his phone. [33][36], Cantrell picked up a guitar for the first time when he was in sixth grade. The band reformed in 2005 when drummer Sean Kinney had the idea to reunite the surviving members[103] to perform a benefit concert for the victims of the tsunami disaster that struck South Asia in 2004. [73] The album, which received better critical reception than its predecessor, featured two singles, "Anger Rising" and "Angel Eyes", and the track "She Was My Girl" was included on the Spider-Man soundtrack. 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. [166], Degradation Trip has sold 100,000 copies in the U.S. as of December 2002. They played "Would?" Cantrell's Parents. This is what would prompt little Jerry to write the AIC classic "Rooster". Cantrell said in his acceptance speech, "I crash landed here almost 9 years ago, in Los Angeles. He met Axl Rose after the show and gave him the tape. [88] The opening track, "Brother", featured Cantrell on lead vocals. [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. [308] Alice in Chains also paid tribute to Cornell on the one year anniversary of his death on May 18, 2018. [144], As of 2018, Alice in Chains has had 18 Top 10 songs on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart,[145] 5 No. He is the eldest child of his parents. Buy Jerry Cantrell tickets from the official Ticketmaster.com site. [citation needed] Cantrell opened for Metallica and Van Halen on their 1998 summer tour. I can't quantify it really in words. Father - Jerry Cantrell Sr Mother - Gloria Jean Cantrell: Siblings: David Contrell: School: Clover Park School District: College: Spanaway Lake High School: Religion: NA: Nationality: American: . [38] In his mid-teens he bought his first guitar from a swap meet, a Korean-made Fender Stratocaster. Jerry's first job was delivering newspapers. [105] The band featured Damageplan vocalist Pat Lachman, as well as other special guests including Maynard James Keenan of Tool, Wes Scantlin from Puddle of Mudd and Ann Wilson of Heart. [97] The singles "Grind", "Over Now", and "Heaven Beside You" feature Cantrell on lead vocals. [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. 77 on its list of "100 Greatest Guitar Solos" in 2008. 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The only reason I did those two records is because we weren't working as a band. Jerry Fulton Cantrell Sr., nickname "Rooster," was a combat veteran of the Vietnam War. [166], Cantrell returned to the movie scene in 2004 to write, with the newly formed metal band Damageplan, the song "Ashes to Ashes" for the movie The Punisher. Released on Roadrunner Records, Degradation Trip hit shelves two months after Layne Staley's death and was dedicated to him. [132] The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in May 2010,[133] In his day job as Alice In Chains' guitarist and vocalist, he's spent over 30 years engineering some of the biggest songs in rock history. Columbia . The nickname "Rooster" was a childhood nickname given by his great-grandfather to Cantrell . . [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. [102] Their first compilation, titled "Live", was released on December 5, 2000. [278], Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash stated in a 2010 interview with Epiphone.com that Cantrell is one of the most inspiring lead guitar players that have come out in the last 20 years.[279]. [24][25], After Cantrell learned to write, he documented his goal on Dr. Seuss' book, My Book About Me, filling in the sentence "When I grow up I want to be a" with the words "rock star". [39] During that time, he had a band with Vinnie Chas (from Pretty Boy Floyd), called Sinister. He spent his childhood days in Spanaway. [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. Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. (born March 18, 1966) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. [26] Cantrell would later name his music publishing company as Rooster's Son Publishing. [179] On March 4, 2021, he announced via his Instagram page that he had completed the album, captioning the photo "Finished my record tonight one year to the day from when we started recording it. Answer (1 of 3): He didn't. Throughout all of the time Layne Staley was in Alice In Chains, Jerry Cantrell was there to support Layne. Cantrell wrote the lyrics from the perspective of Keanu Reeves' title character. After the war, Cantrell's father bounced from one Army base to another, including stints in . The band did not tour in support of their self-titled album. We're willing to take a chance on it. [95][96] The band's self-titled third studio album was released in November 1995, debuted at No. Jerry Cantrell, best known for being a Guitarist, was born in Tacoma, Washington, USA on Friday, March 18, 1966. [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. [170], In November 2014, during an interview on radio 95.5 KLOS, Cantrell was asked if he had any plans on doing more solo work, to which he replied: "I don't know. He's said he admires the emotion in country and even considers himself "half-Yankee and half-redneck.". Jerry's patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his twenty-first great-grandfather, John Cantrell. Find Jerry Cantrell tour schedule, concert details, reviews and photos. We have played with some [singers] who can actually bring it and add their own thing to it without being a Layne clone. [167] The live show was well received by audiences on a national tour that helped build upon the solo album's success. [93] The album's fifth track was an instrumental song, "Whale & Wasp", described by Cantrell as "a conversation between whales and wasps". [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. retrovinylclock. I'm an army brat my dad was in the army and we moved around quite a bit when I was . [84] Speaking with Spin magazine in January 1991, Cantrell confirmed that the song "Sunshine" from Facelift was written about his mother's death. He is known for his work with the band Alice in Chains. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart", "Alice in Chains To Re-Team With Producer Nick Raskulinecz For New Album", "Jerry Cantrell Interview on Trunk Nation (08/21/2017) - Alice in Chains' new album + solo album", "Big News From Alice in Chains: New Album Almost Wrapped Up! His third solo album, Brighten, was released in 2021. selling over 500,000 copies in the U.S.[134], The band released their fifth studio album, The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here, on May 28, 2013,[135] and Cantrell continued his role of main singer in the album. Some guys can do multiple things and maybe when I was younger I could do that, but not now. 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. tour.[168]. [28] Father and son also appeared together on the music video for "Rooster", in which Jerry Sr. recalls the war. [172], In February 2017, Cantrell released his first solo song in 15 years, "A Job to Do", featured during the end credits of the movie John Wick: Chapter 2. Cantrell first learned to drive when he was very young, sitting on his dad's lap steering a pickup truck. [215] No formal albums were released by the band. [62][61], Staley was already starting up another band, but Cantrell, Starr and Kinney wanted him to be their lead singer. Vinyl record art. [62] Kinney pointed at his girlfriend and said: "that's weird cause that's his sister". You can get close enough to fake it, but you will never get it right. 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