Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell, RIP

Mr. Cornell was born in 1964 in Seattle and helped form Soundgarden 20 years later. Sub Pop, then a fledgling record label, released the groups first single, Hunted Down, in 1987, as well as two subsequent EPs. The groups debut album, Ultramega OK, came a year later.

Badmotorfinger, released in 1991, benefited from the swell of attention that was beginning to surround the Seattle scene, where Soundgarden, along with Nirvana and Pearl Jam, were playing a high-octane, high-angst brand of rock n roll. Soundgardens musical journeys tended toward the knotty and dark, plunging into off-kilter meters and punctuated by Mr. Cornells voice, which could quickly shift from a soulful howl to a gritty growl.

Three of Soundgardens studio albums have been certified platinum, including Superunknown, from 1994, which featured Black Hole Sun, Fell on Black Days, Spoonman and My Wave.

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