Chris Cornell (born Christopher John Boyle; July 20, 1964 – May 18, 2017) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as lead vocalist for the bands Soundgarden and Audioslave. He is also known for his numerous solo works, soundtrack contributions since 1991 and as founder and frontman for Temple of the Dog, the one-off tribute band dedicated to his friend, the late Andrew Wood.
Cornell, who is considered one of the architects of the 1990s grunge movement, is well known for his extensive catalog as a songwriter, for his nearly four-octave vocal range,[3] and for his powerful vocal belting technique. He released four solo studio albums, Euphoria Morning (1999), Carry On (2007), Scream (2009), Higher Truth (2015), and the live album Songbook (2011). Cornell received a Golden Globe Award nomination for his song "The Keeper" which appeared in the film Machine Gun Preacher and co-wrote and performed the theme song to the James Bond film Casino Royale (2006), "You Know My Name". The last solo release by Chris was the charity single "The Promise", written for the ending credits for the film of the same name. He was voted "Rock's Greatest Singer" by readers of Guitar World,[4] ranked 4th in the list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists" by Hit Parader,[5] 9th in the list of "Best Lead Singers of All Time" by Rolling Stone,[6] and 12th in MTV's "22 Greatest Voices in Music".[7]
Cornell was found dead in his Detroit hotel room early on the morning of May 18, 2017, following a Soundgarden concert after committing suicide. He suffered from depression and had substance abuse problems earlier in life.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_CornellChris Cornell "Nothing Compares 2 U" Prince Cover Live @ SiriusXM // Lithium
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuUDRU9-HRkChris Cornell - Redemption Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5SZVmsFxxY"One (U2 Music with Metallica Lyrics)" Chris Cornell@Santander Arts Center Reading, PA 11/22/13
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBjyl1LvBF4Chris Cornell, "I Will Always Love You" LIVE, Multi-Angle, Masonic Auditorium, Feb 16, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOvH5LSH9SwChris Cornell - Better Man (Pearl Jam cover)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz4VPdPbp9QPearl Jam with Chris Cornell - Hunger Strike
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cKS6Fy2M_QLinkin Park ft Chris Cornell - Crawling/HHH
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_v1SLIt01QChris Cornell - Say Hello 2 Heaven - Live in Concert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Pt03oU6RHIChris Cornell's Final Performance - Spoonman at The Fox Theater in Detroit, MI on 5 17 17
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozr9lzS9DVUChris Cornell and daughter Toni - Redemption Song (cover) @ Beacon Theatre in NYC 10/19/2015
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPsvqhH4wiQYusuf / Cat Stevens w/ Chris Cornell - "Wild World", Live @ The Pantages Theatre, LA CA 10/6/2016
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRffjC4B75UChris Cornell - Imagine (Inglewood 2015)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YukBYq4Qj4Chris Cornell - Ave Maria
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd2emzFAqv8Aerosmith's tribute to Chris Cornell - Dream On (Live Batumi - 20.05.2017)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy1NmaC0ww0U2 tribute to Chris Cornell at the Rose Bowl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc-5m9AyJ4YMetallica - Fade to Black (Chris Cornell Tribute) 5-19-17
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scBajLtHyYoIncubus pays touching tribute to Chris Cornell
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChQJWOKRkfY