If he showed up at all, it was around 1 or 2am and he would be high as. [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. Cantrell attended high school at Spanaway Lake High School,[33] and, before owning his first guitar, he was a member of the high school choir which attended many state competitions. 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. Net worth of - Inside Billy Currington's Million Dollar Fortune And Love Life. The song was released as a single in digital platforms.[237]. [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. 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. This is what would prompt little Jerry to write the AIC classic "Rooster". [33][36], Cantrell picked up a guitar for the first time when he was in sixth grade. [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. [346], On May 15, 2015, Cantrell performed at the second annual Acoustic-4-A-Cure concert in benefit of the Pediatric Cancer Program at the University of California, San Francisco. 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. [348][349][350], Cantrell and his Alice in Chains bandmates offer special seating at their concerts for veterans from Operation Ward 57, a fund for wounded soldiers. 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. [157][158] The same year of Boggy Depot, Cantrell began writing a follow-up album. [196] Aday stated that she thought Cantrell would be a good person to put in some "heartbroken, haunting, crying guitar" on the track. [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. [289], On January 17, 2020, Cantrell officially joined Gibson as a brand ambassador. What a crazy journey always is. . [129][130] The title track is a tribute to Layne Staley written and sung by Cantrell, accompanied by Elton John playing piano. Cantrell was born in Tacoma, Washington, on March 18, 1966, to Gloria Jean Krumpos and Jerry Fulton Cantrell. He grew up in Spanaway, and is the oldest of three children. I'm as imperfect as they come. "[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. We have played with some [singers] who can actually bring it and add their own thing to it without being a Layne clone. It's been an amazing day. Cantrell made a name for himself in rock but was raised on country music. Cantrell has also collaborated and performed with Heart, Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, Pantera, Circus of Power, Metal Church, Gov't Mule, Damageplan, Pearl Jam, The Cult, Stone Temple Pilots, Danzig, Glenn Hughes, Duff McKagan and Deftones, among others. Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. (born March 18, 1966)[1] is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. 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[40][41] Friends recalled that Cantrell fell into depression and became a completely different person after losing both his mother and grandmother within a short span of time. 1998. [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". A lot of Alice stuff is written that way "Them Bones" is a great off-time song.[238]. The Jerry Cantrell "Wino" Les Paul from Gibson Custom Shop is available beginning August 24. . [62] Cantrell called the number and set up a meeting with Kinney. But it gave me the impetus to do what I'm doing. The band was part of the Grunge movement and is known for the unique vocal harmonies between Cantrell and Layne Staley, and later between Cantrell and William DuVall.Cantrell also has a solo career and released the albums . I was living in Pennsylvania on an army base where my dad was stationed," Cantrell began . 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. Jerry Cantrell painted on Vinyl Record - Framed and ready to hang. [217] The following night, Cantrell joined the band to perform "Kick Out the Jams". [149] In the same year, Cantrell covered Willie Nelson's "I've Seen All This World I Care to See" for the album Twisted Willie: A Tribute to Willie Nelson. Released on Roadrunner Records, Degradation Trip hit shelves two months after Layne Staley's death and was dedicated to him. [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. Cantrell said in his acceptance speech, "I crash landed here almost 9 years ago, in Los Angeles. But, as he reminds on his superb new album, 'Brighten,' he is also an incredibly . Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Jerry Cantrell in 2023. [311] Staley died on April 5, 2002 at the same time of Cantrell's Degradation Trip tour, but Cantrell opted not to cancel any shows, stating, "It's difficult to do interviews - it's hard to talk about it [Staley's death]. [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. [317] Sadie died on the same night of Alice in Chains' concert in Seattle on October 8, 2010, aged 18. We're just figuring out how we work as a team. [70], Alice in Chains' final demo, The Treehouse Tapes, was completed in 1988 and found its way to the music managers Kelly Curtis and Susan Silver, who also managed the Seattle bands Mother Love Bone and Soundgarden, respectively. Cantrell's father, Jerry Sr., is a combat veteran of the Vietnam War. Whilst most new releases this year have been developed as a result of Covid and the ensuing lockdown, the inception of Brighten preceded the pandemic. Each participant puts up an item for an online auction and all of the proceeds goes to the charity chosen by the champion of the league. Bio. [315][316] Cantrell dedicated his solo album, Degradation Trip, released two months after Staley's death, to his memory. Silver was also Alice in Chains' manager. You can hear that across Alice In Chains' discography, a sense of golden-hued classicism applying light and shade. His dad owned an insulation company in Dallas, Texas. [99] Cantrell stated that he was ill during the performance as a result of food poisoning from a hot dog consumed before the gig. They never could find anything wrong with me. [345] In 2018, Cantrell named the league's trophy after his friend Vinnie Paul, who had died recently. [32] Jerry Cantrell - Man In The Box/Ace of Spades (March 1, 1992, Seattle)", "Pantera Concert Setlist at Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle on March 1, 1992", "Pantera feat. [38] In his mid-teens he bought his first guitar from a swap meet, a Korean-made Fender Stratocaster. [173] On February 6, 2019, Cantrell performed a two-song acoustic set for BMG's Pre-Grammy Party at the No Name bar in Los Angeles. I had the same issue in the other shoulder about six years ago so I've had them both done now. He appeared with his father on the music video of Rooster. Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. was born on March 18, 1966, which makes his age be 54 years old as of 2020. Jerry is best known for being in the rock band Alice in Chains as their lead guitarist, co-lyricist cum co-lead singer. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart,[92] and has been certified double platinum. 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