23/02/2022
RIP Mark Lanegan:
Mark Lanegan, Grunge Pioneer and Screaming Trees Singer, Dead at 57
Mark also played with Queens of the Stone Age, released 11 solo albums, and authored numerous books
Mark Lanegan of Screaming Trees performs during Lollapalooza at Winnebago County Fairgrounds on June 30, 1996 in Rockford, Illinois. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)Mark Lanegan of Screaming Trees performs during Lollapalooza at Winnebago County Fairgrounds on June 30, 1996 in Rockford, Illinois.
(Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)
Mark Lanegan of Screaming Trees performs during Lollapalooza at Winnebago County Fairgrounds on June 30, 1996 in Rockford, Illinois.
Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images
Mark Lanegan, the gruff-voiced singer who fronted Screaming Trees before embarking on a successful solo career, has died. A rep for the artist confirmed that the artist died at his home in Killarney, Ireland. “No other information is available at this time,” the publicist wrote. “The family asks everyone to respect their privacy at this time.” Lanegan was 57.
Lanegan rose to prominence in the late Eighties and early Nineties as frontman for Screaming Trees, the psychedelic-leaning, Ellensburg, Wash., hard-rock group that foreshadowed grunge. His deep, dramatic voice gave weight to guitarist-songwriter Gary Lee Conner’s compositions in the band’s early days before he took more of an active role himself.
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The group scored Top 10 hits on Billboard’s Modern Rock chart with the singles “Nearly Lost You” and “All I Know.” During his time in Trees, Lanegan launched a concurrent solo career, beginning with 1990’s The Winding Sheet, an album that featured guest appearances by Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic. He continued with his solo career after the dissolution of Screaming Trees in 2000, frequently making guest appearances with Queens of the Stone Age and teaming with former Belle and Sebastian singer Isobel Campbell, Duke Garwood, and the Afghan Whigs’ Greg Dulli. The latter duo billed themselves as the Gutter Twins.
From Rolling Stone Magazine
