He is the son of Gloria Jean (Krumpos) and Jerry Fulton "Rooster" Cantrell, Sr. His father is from Atoka, Oklahoma. 2 comments. 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.". Nashville TN", "The Making of Alice in Chains' Black Gives Way to Blue", "Jerry Cantrell Shares The Tales Behind Some of The Most Treasured Pieces In His Arsenal", "Alice In Chains Would Live Jools Holland 5 1993", "Interview: Jerry Cantrell talks lost guitars, weirdest gigs and more", "Jerry Cantrell and the New Dean USA Soltero! That's me trying to put myself in my dad's shoes and experience, or at least kind of . 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. Before . [216], On October 6, 2009, Cantrell joined Pearl Jam during their concert at the Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles. [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. 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 . [95][96] The band's self-titled third studio album was released in November 1995, debuted at No. [235], In February 2017, Cantrell released the song "A Job to Do", the end-title song to John Wick: Chapter 2. But being a part of this band is a full time job. G&L Guitars makes two Jerry Cantrell Signature guitars available to the general public for purchase. [240] The guitars feature a single-bridge humbucker wired to a volume control. [242] This guitar features a fixed bridge and the addition of a neck pickup. Suffering from PTSD from the Vietnam War, Jerry Cantrell Sr. was often distant and strict, causing Jerry to often butt-heads with his father. [citation needed], Cantrell explained the band's reunion saying, "We want to celebrate what we did and the memory of our friend. [276], He was ranked 38th out of 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time by Guitar World in 2004,[14] and ranked at No. 1. [265] He has most recently been using a signature amp called the, 'JJ100' made for him by Friedman Amplification. Cantrell is one of the best guitarists around, and I had never seen him live, solo or with Alice in Chains. 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. 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. [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. I'm holding back tears onstage, and Jerry would start crying onstage too a lot at that point, and a lot of times we would just look at each other when we were singing the stuff because it was the only way it was heavy. 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. The only reason I did those two records is because we weren't working as a band. [248] The guitar can also be seen in the movie Singles. [190], Cantrell was the lead guitarist in all of the tracks[191] from Ozzy Osbourne's 2005 album of cover songs, Under Cover. [62][61], Staley was already starting up another band, but Cantrell, Starr and Kinney wanted him to be their lead singer. [217] The following night, Cantrell joined the band to perform "Kick Out the Jams". In Tacoma, Washington, Jerry was born to Gloria Jean Cantrell and Jerry Cantrell Sr on March 18, 1966. [54] The band started playing concerts in Tacoma and Seattle with the goal of getting a record deal. 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. [37], Cantrell is featured in the 1992 movie Singles, along with the rest of Alice in Chains performing the songs "It Ain't Like That" and "Would?". More colors. Cantrell also has a solo career and released the albums Boggy Depot in 1998 and Degradation Trip Volumes 1 & 2 in 2002. [56] He spent his time outside of work playing guitar and jamming with any band he could find. [317] Sadie died on the same night of Alice in Chains' concert in Seattle on October 8, 2010, aged 18. 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. 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. [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. [35] The album cover shows Cantrell covered in mud standing waist-deep in a branch of the Boggy River. 1), selling 61,000 copies in its first week of release. Before that, he had never gone on tour without it. I don't quite know what the mixture is, but there's definitely metal, blues, rock and roll, maybe a touch of punk. Jerry was a veteran of the US Navy. You can hear that across Alice In Chains' discography, a sense of golden-hued classicism applying light and shade. 38 on its list of "The 66 Best Hard Rock + Metal Guitarists of All Time". [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. Cantrell went to the emergency room but they could not do anything for him there, since the bone had slipped back in his hand and he would need a reconstructive surgery, but he had to wait for a couple of weeks for that to happen. [333][332], Cantrell is a longtime supporter of MusiCares MAP Fund,[329] which helps musicians who are struggling with addiction, financial and health issues. [72] Cantrell can be seen playing Alice in Chains' "It Ain't Like That" with the band on their first DVD release, Live at Home (2002). [26] Due to the strain of war, his parents divorced when he was seven years old, and Cantrell was raised by his mother, Gloria, and his maternal grandmother in Tacoma. He is best known as the founder, lead guitarist, co-lead vocalist, and main songwriter of rock band Alice in Chains. [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. In a 2015 interview with Loudwire discussing five of his essential guitar albums, Slayer guitarist Kerry King said about Cantrell: Cantrell did the harmonies with Layne, and they were haunting, especially on Dirt. the first album of DuVall's band, Comes with the Fall. [239] They feature a maple body, maple neck and ebony fingerboard. [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. [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. Jerry Cantrell 5 x 7 photograph signed with proof. 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. The younger Cantrell watched his father deploy twice and never talk about what happened in Vietnam. [282], In 2018, Cantrell was named "Guitarist of the Year" by Ultimate Guitar's readers poll. [270][271] In January 2019, Dunlop released a new version of the pedal, with a design based on Cantrell's tribal orca tattoo created by Coast Salish artist Joe Wilson, and lyrics for the Alice in Chains song "Rainier Fog" on the bottom plate. [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. [73] Cantrell also played bass on the track "Love Song", from the 1992 Sap EP. [116] Cantrell started hanging out with the band and occasionally joining them onstage. Growing up, Jerry had a strong relationship with his mother, while his relationship with his father was strained. It's a repetitive motion injury from playing. He grew up in Spanaway, and is the oldest of three children. The upcoming tour follows the release of his first song from Brighten, "Atone", which . Facebook; Twitter; Su Yeniocak. [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. [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. Jerry Cantrell has made a career out of casting the light and the dark. [98][102] Still in 1999, the band released a 15-track compilation titled Nothing Safe: Best of the Box. [53], While living in Dallas, Cantrell met an early incarnation of the band Pantera and started a long friendship with brothers Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul. Joseph Richard Cantrell (L) via King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, (R) via Redmond Police Dept. [102] Their first compilation, titled "Live", was released on December 5, 2000. Cantrell was born in Tacoma, Washington, on March 18, 1966, to Gloria Jean Krumpos and Jerry Fulton Cantrell. 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[75][78][57], Although Alice in Chains has been labeled grunge by the mainstream media,[79] Cantrell identifies the band as primarily heavy metal. [313] Asked about Staley's death in an interview with MTV in July 2002, Cantrell said: "It's something I'm still dealing with, and I still think like he's here. [321] Cantrell needed a titanium plate and four screws to put the bones back together. Jerry endures the weather. [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. 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]. [41] However, hard rock music caught Cantrell's interest predominantly. [303][304][305][306], Cantrell was homeless in the early '90s and lived for some time at the house of Pearl Jam's manager Kelly Curtis. Here is what Jerry Cantrell said about the song 'Rooster' and his father: "I remember writing 'Rooster,' I was staying over at [Chris] Cornell's place, had a little guest room at the place out in West Seattle - a tiny little room, it just had room for like a little bed, it was kind of like a converted closet, I think.. And I remember I stayed up all night - I may even have . . It's a tough thing to go through. Due to the strain of war, his parents divorced when he was seven years old, and Cantrell was raised by his mother, Gloria, and his . [342], Since 2009, Cantrell has hosted the Alice in Chains & Friends Charity Fantasy Football League. A lot of people stand and get the fuck back up after falling. [347], Cantrell is a supporter of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and has performed at benefit concerts and charity golf tournaments to raise funds for the hospital that treats children with cancer. In December 2005, a surgery in his left shoulder removed bone fragments and repaired cartilage. 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. I'll remember him and respect the memories of what we did together and just enjoy life and that's all I'll say about it. They played "Would?" [344] Cantrell won the league for the first time in 2016, and in 2017 he decided to donate the proceeds to MusiCares in Chris Cornell's memory, and to Music for Relief in memory of Chester Bennington. 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. Cantrell's father was also deployed to the Vietnam War twice and he never talked about his experience to . You can get close enough to fake it, but you will never get it right. [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. [301][302] He has lived in Studio City, California since 2003, and he has maintained a residence in Burien, Washington since 2012. [343] Cantrell founded the league to combine his love of fantasy football with the goal of helping a worthy cause. 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. 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[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. Jerry Cantrell painted on Vinyl Record - Framed and ready to hang. Cantrell first learned to drive when he was very young, sitting on his dad's lap steering a pickup truck. [32] Cantrell picked it up very quickly, impressing his mother's boyfriend who suggested that she should buy her son a guitar, so she bought him an acoustic guitar. 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. [321] The injury caused the remainder of Cantrell's solo tour to be postponed. Cantrell performed his solo material along with Alice in Chains' songs and covers of other artists such as Elton John and Creedence Clearwater Revival. The Jerry Cantrell "Wino" Les Paul from Gibson Custom Shop is available beginning August 24. . Cantrell joined Metallica on backing vocals during their performance of "Nothing Else Matters" at the Download Festival in Dublin on June 11, 2006. [231] He came back at the end of the concert to sing "Roadhouse Blues" together with all the artists who performed at the tribute. [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. [71] After three months of negotiations, Alice in Chains signed to Columbia Records on September 11, 1989. [308] Alice in Chains also paid tribute to Cornell on the one year anniversary of his death on May 18, 2018. [331], Cantrell is a recovering addict and alcoholic and has been sober since 2003. [228] On March 25, 2017, Cantrell performed with Nancy Wilson and Mike Inez at the 5th annual Rock Against MS benefit concert. [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. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1994,[92] becoming the first ever EP and first Alice in Chains release to top the charts. I had the same issue in the other shoulder about six years ago so I've had them both done now. Bio. [51], In 1985 or 1986, Cantrell moved back to Tacoma and began a band called Diamond Lie, which included singer Scott Damon, drummer Bobby Nesbitt and bassist Matt Muasau. [250], Apart from his signature G&L Guitars, Cantrell has also been seen playing a Telecaster,[251] a Fender Standard Stratocaster Brown Sunburst,[252] a Gibson Les Paul[253][254] most notably an Ivory White Les Paul with torch burn marks that Cantrell made all over the guitar, which is the guitar that Cantrell has used on all of the Alice in Chains albums along with the original Blue Dress G&L. The nickname "Rooster" was a childhood nickname given by his great-grandfather to Cantrell . at the Gibson Summer Jam 2008. "Them Bones" is a heavy f---ing song. Jerry Cantrell, best known for being a Guitarist, was born in Tacoma, Washington, USA on Friday, March 18, 1966. I'm an army brat my dad was in the army and we moved around quite a bit when I was . tour.[168]. [33][36], Cantrell picked up a guitar for the first time when he was in sixth grade. Layne Staley was incredibly hard to work with during AIC recording their self-titled album. [107], On March 10, 2006, Cantrell, Inez and Kinney performed at VH1's Decades Rock Live concert, honoring fellow Seattle musicians Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart. [32] It would not be until the age of 17 that he began seriously playing an electric guitar. [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". He is known for his work with the band Alice in Chains. [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. 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? 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. [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". 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