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Layne Staley

1967 - 2002

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Layne Thomas Staley (born Layne Rutherford Staley; August 22, 1967 – April 5, 2002) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He 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. He was known for his distinctive vocal style as well as his harmonizing with bandmate Jerry Cantrell. Prior to his success with Alice in Chains, Staley was also a member of the glam metal bands Sleze and Alice N' Chains. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Layne Staley is the 949th most popular musician (down from 870th in 2019), the 4,944th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,294th in 2019) and the 314th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Layne Staley ranks 949 out of 3,175Before him are Mordechai Gebirtig, Jean-Baptiste Arban, Willie Dixon, T-Bone Walker, Ignaz Brüll, and Teddy Wilson. After him are Âşık Veysel, Benny Benassi, Arvīds Jansons, John Norum, Karl Bartos, and Peter Maxwell Davies.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Layne Staley ranks 129Before him are Tia Carrere, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Chuck Schuldiner, Luis Abinader, Herzi Halevi, and Michel Hazanavicius. After him are Ai Yazawa, Benny Benassi, Nicolae Ciucă, Steve Zahn, Leslie Jones, and Steven Wilson. Among people deceased in 2002, Layne Staley ranks 154Before him are Elie Hobeika, Harold Russell, Gabriel Almond, Marcel Kint, Văn Tiến Dũng, and Heinz von Foerster. After him are Julio Pérez, Ramón Grosso, Ted Williams, Grote Reber, Kristen Nygaard, and Alan Lomax.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Layne Staley ranks 4,944 out of 20,380Before him are T-Bone Walker (1910), Ralph Rose (1885), Evelyn Nesbit (1884), John Geiger (1873), Melvin Purvis (1903), and Teddy Wilson (1912). After him are Geoff Pierson (1949), Benjamin Libet (1916), Carole Landis (1919), James Marsden (1973), Anna Elizabeth Klumpke (1856), and Wallace Stevens (1879).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Layne Staley ranks 314Before him are James Ingram (1952), Scott Travis (1961), Charlie Haden (1937), Willie Dixon (1915), T-Bone Walker (1910), and Teddy Wilson (1912). After him are D'arcy Wretzky (1968), Jeff Hanneman (1964), Eric Dolphy (1928), Jerry Garcia (1942), Steve Jordan (1957), and Ron McGovney (1962).