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    2002-04-05

    1967-08-2259 years, 2 months, and 16 days old

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    Place of birth:

    Bellevue, Washington, USA

    Adult:

    No

    Gender:

    Male

    Biography

    Layne Thomas Staley (born Layne Rutherford Staley; August 22, 1967 – April 5, 2002) 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. 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. He was also a part of the supergroups Mad Season and Class of '99.

    Images Gallery

    Best Credits: 13

    Title
    Alice in Chains: MTV Unplugged
    Vocals
    8.75
    1996-04-10
    0.7951
    Mad Season: Live at the Moore
    Self
    8.8
    1995-09-15
    0.877
    Singles
    Himself - Alice In Chains (uncredited)
    6.406
    1992-09-18
    2.266
    Alice in Chains: Live Facelift
    Self
    8.1
    1991-07-30
    0.8986
    Pantera: Cowboys from Hell
    Self
    7.5
    1991-03-11
    0.6567
    The Nona Tapes
    Self
    7.2
    1995-12-12
    0.3184
    Hard 'N Heavy Volume 16
    Self
    0
    1991-01-01
    0.5258
    Alice in Chains: Hollywood Rock Festival 1993
    Vocals
    0
    1993-01-22
    0.5078
    Alice in Chains - Music Bank: The Videos
    Himself
    8.7
    1999-10-26
    0.578
    Class Action Park
    Self (archive footage)
    6.6
    2020-08-22
    0.9277
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