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He is the son of Gloria Jean (Krumpos) and Jerry Fulton "Rooster" Cantrell, Sr. His father is from Atoka, Oklahoma. [300], Cantrell lived in Monroe, Washington from the mid 1990s until the early 2000s. "[180] On July 28, 2021, Cantrell posted a teaser trailer in his social media announcing that a new song and video titled "Atone" would be released on July 29. [26] In a 1998 Q&A, Cantrell revealed that acting has always been an interest to him. [37] Cantrell learned to play guitar by ear, emulating his heroes. [26] Cantrell would later name his music publishing company as Rooster's Son Publishing. [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. To be honest, I'd just be happy being the lead guitarist and singer for Alice In Chains. An extremely relatable short film.Directed by Ted KampWritten by W. Earl BrownFeaturing Eric Stromer, Jerry Cantrell, W. Earl Brown, Suzanne Friedline & Ted . [236], On July 19, 2018, Cantrell released the song "Setting Sun" for the soundtrack of DC Comics' graphic novel Dark Nights: Metal. 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. Cantrell came to fame as a member of Alice In Chains, one of the most successful bands . The last straw for Staley was when they auditioned a male stripper he decided to join the band after that. This reflects the problems his father was working out while Jerry and his family were struggling. He's sat in the restaurant of an airy hotel, where multiple dishes, including a vast pizza and a colourful salad are fanned . He also departed from Columbia Records during this time and had trouble finding a new label. [15] Guitar World also ranked Cantrell's solo in "Man in the Box" at No. [334] He also supports Road Recovery, an organization dedicated to helping young people battling addiction. [126], On September 29, 2009, Alice in Chains released their first record since the death of Layne Staley, Black Gives Way to Blue, and toured in support of the album. [186], Cantrell provided background vocals for the track "Effigy" on Gov't Mule's 2001 album, The Deep End, Volume 1. [131] He told Guitar World, "I got deathly ill. Jerry, who resides in his Washington house, recently sold his Studio City . "" denotes a release that did not chart. . There were times on stagethere was one show in Charlotte where it was just so heavy. [16] Cantrell has earned nine Grammy Award nominations as a member of Alice in Chains.[17]. Their albums are Black Gives Way to Blue, The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here and Rainier Fog. Jerry endures the weather. I don't quite know what the mixture is, but there's definitely metal, blues, rock and roll, maybe a touch of punk. 37 out of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" also by Guitar World in 2012. [188] Cantrell, Osbourne, guitarist Zakk Wylde, bassist Robert Trujillo and drummer Mike Bordin went to the studio and made some rough demos of those songs. Herbert was born in Thayer, Missouri. The EP also features Mark Arm of Mudhoney and Chris Cornell of Soundgarden, who appeared together on the song "Right Turn", credited as "Alice Mudgarden" in the liner notes. My band has been doing things lately, so I don't really have time to do anything. [35] He graduated from high school in 1984. I had the same issue in the other shoulder about six years ago so I've had them both done now. Before that, he had never gone on tour without it. [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. He's said he admires the emotion in country and even considers himself "half-Yankee and half-redneck.". [298], In 2013, Cantrell played country singer Donnie "Skeeter" Dollarhide Jr. on the Alice in Chains mockumentary AIC 23. [242] This guitar features a fixed bridge and the addition of a neck pickup. ", and introduced a new song, "Killer Is Me", with Cantrell on lead vocals. [223] Cantrell alongside Pearl Jam's Mike McCready and Soundgarden's Chris Cornell, also played guitar for Heart's hit song "Barracuda" with Ann and Nancy Wilson at the ceremony. . [292], In 1995, Cantrell played journalist Nona Weisbaum on the Alice in Chains mockumentary The Nona Tapes. [342], Since 2009, Cantrell has hosted the Alice in Chains & Friends Charity Fantasy Football League. 3. 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Yes, Jerry Cantrell is part of Alice In Chains, one of the biggest hard rock groups of the last 30 plus years. [321] Cantrell needed a titanium plate and four screws to put the bones back together. Jerry Cantrell Jr. is a well-known musician, classical guitarist, actor, composer, and singer-songwriter. [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. [62] Kinney and his girlfriend went to the Music Bank and listened to Cantrell's demos. [351], Cantrell also supports Music for Relief,[352] Autism Speaks,[353][327] Rock Against MS Foundation,[229][354] and the Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation. [55], When Cantrell was 20 years old, he was working several part-time jobs to pay his rent, one of which involved throwing boxes of frozen fish in a warehouse. On April 7th, 1998, Boggy Depot, the debut solo album from Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell was released to mixed reviews.The record was produced by Toby Wright who had helmed production duties on Alice in Chains and the album was tracked in various studios namely The Record Plant and Studio X in Seattle. Singer, songwriter, guitarist, and Alice In Chains co-founder Jerry Cantrell today announces a North American tour beginning on March 24, 2022 in support of his soon to be released album Brighten. [241] The second is a guitar called the 'Superhawk'. Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. is an American musician who is best known as the lead guitarist, co-lead vocalist and main songwriter for the rock band Alice in Chains. [324][325] During a chat at ESPN.com on November 29, 2011, Cantrell revealed that he had gone through another surgery earlier that year, this time in his right shoulder[326] and that he was in the tail end of the rehabilitation process. 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[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. He grew up in Spanaway, and is the oldest of three children. [204] On October 9, 1994, Cantrell joined Metallica for a performance of "For Whom the Bell Tolls" during their concert in Oklahoma City. I felt I was puking up all this undigested grief in losing Layne." Jerry Cantrell Jr., the guitarist, co-vocalist, and songwriter, was the son of a Vietnam War veteran, Jerry Cantrell Sr. [114] Although Cantrell acknowledges the benefits of working as a solo artist, he expressed his happiness with being back in the band culture. I kinda focus my energy there [in the band]. Jerry Cantrell Net Worth. [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. Columbia . Cantrell's father was also deployed to the Vietnam War twice and he never talked about his experience to . [40][57] Diamond Lie played their last concert in July 1987. Jerry Cantrell, best known for being a Guitarist, was born in Tacoma, Washington, USA on Friday, March 18, 1966. His touring band for the album included Alice in Chains bandmates Inez and Kinney, and Cantrell expressed hope to have a second album released by the following year. A lot of people stand and get the fuck back up after falling. He would later cite guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix,[44] Ace Frehley, Tony Iommi, Angus Young, Jimmy Page, Glenn Tipton, K.K. 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. He plays with super accuracy. [154] The tracks "Cut You In", "My Song" and "Dickeye" were released as singles to promote the album. His first concert after the surgery was at the Key Club in West Hollywood on July 1, 2001. The best places to look for gear usage are typically on the artist's social media , YouTube, live performance images , and . He appeared with his father on the music video of Rooster. Jerry Lambe Feb 27th, 2023, 12:35 pm. But it's writ large across Brighten. . [39], His maternal grandmother, Dorothy Krumpos, died of cancer in October 1986,[40] and his mother Gloria died of pancreatic cancer at age 43 in April 1987, when Cantrell was 21 years old. The only reason I ever did anything by my own was because my band wasn't really doing anything. [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. [333][332], Cantrell is a longtime supporter of MusiCares MAP Fund,[329] which helps musicians who are struggling with addiction, financial and health issues. Jerry was a veteran of the US Navy. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1994,[92] becoming the first ever EP and first Alice in Chains release to top the charts. [182], Cantrell has appeared as guest guitarist on several albums and projects, including the Danzig album Blackacidevil (1996), in which he played on three tracks ("See All You Were", "Come to Silver" and "Hand of Doom"),[183] and the Metallica album Garage Inc. (1998) on the band's rendition of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Tuesday's Gone". The upcoming tour follows the release of his first song from Brighten, "Atone", which . Jerry Cantrell in 2010. 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? [59][60] Shortly after Cantrell moved in with Staley at the Music Bank, Alice 'N Chains broke up. But, as he reminds on his superb new album, 'Brighten,' he is also an incredibly . [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]. Cantrell and his Alice in Chains bandmates played a five-song set at the awards event and Cantrell stated, "We really miss Layne [Staley] and Mike [Starr], and we carry them with us in our hearts". 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. "[115], Cantrell met singer William DuVall in Los Angeles in 2000, through a mutual acquaintance who introduced him to [61] They started auditioning terrible lead singers in front of Staley to send a hint. Jerry Cantrell, best known as guitarist and co-founder of iconic grunge band Alice In Chains, is set to release his first new solo album in 19 years, BRIGHTEN and it is sublime. Jerry's tone on that one is insane. 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Jerry Cantrell is an American musician best known as the founder, lead guitarist, co-lead vocalist and main songwriter for the Seattle Rock band Alice in Chains since 1987. When Jerry was in sixth grade, his mom was dating a guitar player who taught him a couple of chords. When Jerry was a boy, he wanted an electric guitar for Christmas, but his father bought him an acoustic one with nylon strings, so there is a good chance that the D-50 was one of his very first six-strings. The band did not tour in support of their self-titled album. He is the eldest child of his parents. [329][332] He was awarded the 2012 Stevie Ray Vaughan Award from MusiCares, for his work helping other addicts with the recovery process. Jerry Cantrell is a music icon that has been a member of Alice in Chains. 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. 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 . So many great guitar riffs and solo performances on this record. [75][78][57], Although Alice in Chains has been labeled grunge by the mainstream media,[79] Cantrell identifies the band as primarily heavy metal. 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. [153] The title comes from the ghost town of the same name in Oklahoma, which is the area that Cantrell's father grew up in. [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]. [138], In June 2017, Alice in Chains returned to Seattle's Studio X to record their sixth studio album. Suffering from PTSD from the Vietnam War, Jerry Cantrell Sr. was often distant and strict, causing Jerry to often butt-heads with his father. [80], Alice in Chains was one of the most successful bands of the 1990s, selling over 20 million records worldwide,[81] and over 14 million records in the US alone. [38] In his mid-teens he bought his first guitar from a swap meet, a Korean-made Fender Stratocaster. [16] Cantrell was ranked at No. He was also living in San Francisco during that period. [62] The band had names like "Mothra", "Fuck" and "Diamond Lie",[63][65] the latter being the name of Cantrell's previous band. 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. Jerry Cantrell is a 56 year old American Guitarist. . [272], Cantrell is widely considered to be one of the greatest rock guitarists of his generation. [150] As the activity of Alice in Chains slowed and the band's future came into question, Cantrell reluctantly began work on his first full-length solo record. [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. His mother worked as an assistant in Clover Park School District, and his father was an army veteran. (174) $174.00. The band rose to international fame in the early 1990s during Seattle's grunge movement, and is known for its distinctive vocal style[10] and the harmonized vocals between Cantrell and Layne Staley (and later Cantrell and William DuVall). 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. Twenty-five years ago, Jerry Cantrell named his debut solo album ("Boggy Depot") after the spot in Oklahoma where his father was raised. The experience with Camp Freddy inspired Cantrell and The Cult guitarist Billy Duffy to form their own covers band,[211] the rock supergroup Cardboard Vampyres (named after Cantrell's cats). Alice in Chain's song "Rooster" reveals his father's broken, PTSD state in lines like, "Wife and kids, household pet / Army green was no safe bet . The two models most closely identified with Cantrell are instruments manufactured in the 1980s. [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. [141] On June 27, 2018, the band announced the title and unveiled the cover art of the new album, Rainier Fog, released on August 24, 2018 through BMG, Alice in Chains' first release on the label. This is a community-built gear list for Jerry Cantrell. 10 on Total Guitar/MusicRadar's "15 best rock guitarists in the world right now" poll. [144], As of 2018, Alice in Chains has had 18 Top 10 songs on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart,[145] 5 No. [285][286], In 2011, Cantrell appeared on a spot for NADCP, the National Association of Drug Court Professionals. [54] The band started playing concerts in Tacoma and Seattle with the goal of getting a record deal. [99] Cantrell stated that he was ill during the performance as a result of food poisoning from a hot dog consumed before the gig. 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. The band rose to international fame in the early 1990s during Seattle's grunge movement, and is known for its distinctive vocal . [56] He spent his time outside of work playing guitar and jamming with any band he could find. Cantrell said in his acceptance speech, "I crash landed here almost 9 years ago, in Los Angeles. [29][30], Cantrell moved back with his mother to Spanaway where he attended junior high. 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. According to our records, Jerry Cantrell is possibly single. [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. Buy Jerry Cantrell tickets from the official Ticketmaster.com site. the first album of DuVall's band, Comes with the Fall. Family: His father is a Vietnam veteran; Jerry dedicated the song "Rooster" to him. As of 2023, The estimated net award of Jerry Cantrell is $40 . It's more than just making music, and it always has been. [116] Cantrell started hanging out with the band and occasionally joining them onstage. Jerry Cantrell 5 x 7 photograph signed with proof. [328] Cantrell explained the surgery saying, "The thing that set me back is I had some bone spurs [and] cartilage issues in my shoulders. They never could find anything wrong with me. While living in the basement of Curtis' house, Cantrell was roommates with Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder. [319] Cantrell stated, "There are two things you never want to get into a conversation or argument about: politics and religion. He was an accomplished musician and was able to play all stringed instruments. Playing again in 2005 felt right, so we did the next thing and toured. Born Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr on 18th March, 1966 in Tacoma, Washington, USA . It's a repetitive motion injury from playing. [321] The injury caused the remainder of Cantrell's solo tour to be postponed. 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.". Hi, I'm Su! [164] He had to sell his Seattle house to fund the album and produced it himself. Now the once-discontinued model returns as a Jerry Cantrell signature guitar, complete with a spruced-up feature set. A Dad Band get together in a garage goes terribly wrong when a pair of underwear and nonsensical egos get in the way. One of grunge's (and now hard rock's) heavy hitters, there's also a case for Alice In Chains as one of the heaviest bands of all time - certainly in a lyrical sense. [95][96] The band's self-titled third studio album was released in November 1995, debuted at No. I didn't know how to deal with it then, and I still don't. With W. Earl Brown, Jerry Cantrell, Suzanne Friedline, Ted Kamp. [283] Cantrell and William DuVall were also tied at No. 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. Jerry Cantrell started his music career with the Marshall JCM800. G&L Jerry Cantrell signature Rampage prototype, Ernie Ball Music Man EVH Model - Given to Jerry by Eddie, 2 Friedman Amplification BE100 Brown Eye heads, Friedman JJ-100 Jerry Cantrell Signature 100W Hand Wired Tube Guitar Head, Dunlop Jerry Cantrell signature Cry Baby wah, This page was last edited on 25 February 2023, at 05:37. Layne Staley was incredibly hard to work with during AIC recording their self-titled album. [289], On January 17, 2020, Cantrell officially joined Gibson as a brand ambassador. 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. [35] The album cover shows Cantrell covered in mud standing waist-deep in a branch of the Boggy River. [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. [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. [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. [338], On April 12, 2004, Cantrell and his then-band Cardboard Vampyres performed at a benefit concert for Sweet Relief, a nonprofit organization that helps needy musicians cover medical expenses. [62] Cantrell called the number and set up a meeting with Kinney. [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. 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