Layne Thomas Staley (born Layne Rutherford Staley; August 22, 1967 – April 5, 2002) [2] [3] was an American singer and songwriter who was the original lead vocalist of Alice in Chains, which rose to international fame in the early 1990s as part of Seattle's grunge movement.

Jan 19, 2025 · David de Sola's 2015 biography "Alice in Chains: The Untold Story" revealed that Staley had made plans to lay down a contribution for a song by Taproot, an alt-metal band in the vein of Alice in Chains. "Layne Staley was set to record vocals to a song Taproot was going to put on our album 'Welcome' right before he passed away.

Aug 20, 2020 · In 2002, the acclaimed frontman died at the young age of 34, shocking the world and sending the band in turmoil for years.

Apr 3, 2020 · In this saddening except from Alice in Chains: The Untold Story, author David De Sola recounts the final gloomy days of frontman Layne Staley. In April of 1997, an entity known as the Larusta Trust bought a three bedroom, 1,500 square-foot fifth-floor condominium at a building in Seattle’s University District for $262,000.

Layne Staley was the lead singer and co-songwriter for the rock band ‘Alice in Chains.’ One of the well-known rock singers to have emerged in the 20th century, Staley became an international rock star during the ‘grunge rock movement,’ a subgenre of alternative rock music.

Aug 22, 2021 · In 1987, Diamond Lie officially became known as Alice in Chains. We celebrate Layne and his legacy with Alice in Chains by remembering 10 of his greatest moments. 1. “Right Turn” (1994)

Apr 5, 2017 · Original Alice in Chains frontman Layne Staley passed away 15 years ago today, his demise sadly coming as no great surprise to those who knew him or had followed his career.

Jul 2, 2021 · On July 3, 1996, Alice In Chains played their final show with Layne Staley. Here, Mörat trawls through the darkness of Layne’s life, and pays tribute to the man who “should be remembered for...

Apr 5, 2002 · Layne Staley was the gifted but troubled lead singer of Alice in Chains, one of the most successful and influential rock bands to emerge from Seattle‘s grunge scene in the 1990s. With his unique vocal abilities and intensely personal lyrics, Staley played a major role in propelling the band to stardom.

Alice in Chains (often abbreviated as AIC) is an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1987. Since 2006, the band's lineup has comprised vocalist/guitarists Jerry Cantrell and William DuVall, bassist Mike Inez and drummer Sean Kinney.Vocalist Layne Staley and bassist Mike Starr are former members of the band. The band took its name …