Layne Staley

Layne Thomas Staley (born Layne Rutherford Staley, August 22, 1967 – April 5, 2002) was an American musician best known as the original lead singer and co-songwriter of the rock band Alice in Chains, which rose to international fame in the early 1990s as part of Seattles grunge movement, becoming known for Staleys distinct vocal style and tenor voice as well as the harmonized vocals between him and guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell. Staley was also a member of the glam metal bands Sleze and Alice N Chains, and the supergroups Mad Season and Class of 99.From mid-1996 onwards, Staley was out of the public spotlight, never to perform live again. He struggled for much of his adult life with depression and drug addiction, which resulted in his death from a speedball overdose at the age of 34 on April 5, 2002.Staley was ranked at No. 27 on Hit Paraders list of Heavy Metals All-Time Top 100 Vocalists in 2006, and at No. 42 on Complexs magazine list of The 50 Best Lead Singers of All Time in 2012. The city of Seattle officially declared August 22, 2019, as Layne Staley Day.

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