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Chris Cornell

Also known as Christopher John Boyle, Christopher J. Cornell, Christopher John Cornell

Christopher John Cornell was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and the primary lyricist for the rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave. He also had a solo career and contributed to numerous movie soundtracks. Cornell was the founder and frontman of Temple of the Dog, a one-off tribute band dedicated to his late friend, musician Andrew Wood. Several music journalists, fan polls, and fellow musicians have regarded Cornell as one of the greatest rock singers of all time.

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Chris Cornell (1964–2017) was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and musician. Born in Seattle, he was a member of the bands Soundgarden, Audioslave, and Temple of the Dog. His musical work spanned rock, alternative rock, hard rock, and grunge genres. He recorded for record labels including Sub Pop, SST Records, A&M Records, and Republic Records.

Cornell began his professional work period in 1984. He was a citizen of the United States and spoke English. His religious background included Greek Orthodoxy, Catholicism, and being a lapsed Catholic. He had three children. His notable works include *Abandoned Places* and *Temple of the Dog*. He died in Detroit on May 18, 2017.

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Abandoned Places
Temple of the Dog

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: United States
Active from: 1964
Active to: 2017

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Chris Cornell. #KeepThePromise. 1964-2017. The voice of a generation, an artist for all time.

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1998/1999 – In 1998 Chris Cornell begins writing and recording with guitarist Alain Johannes and keyboardist Natasha Shneider of the band Eleven. Chris Cornell’s first solo album Euphoria Morning is released on September 21, 1999. 2000 – The album’s single Can’t Change Me is nominated for “Best Male Rock Vocal Performance” at the 2000 Grammy Awards. Bonus track Sunshower is featured on the soundtrack for the film Great Expectations, and a reworked version of the track Mission, retitled Mission 2000, is used on the soundtrack to the film Mission: Impossible II. 2006 – Cornell co-writes and performs the theme song You Know My Name for the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale. This is the first Bond theme song since 1983’s Octopussy to have a different title from the film and the first since 1987’s The Living Daylights to feature a male singer. 2007 – In May/June, Cornell releases his second solo album Carry On, produced by Steve Lillywhite, which includes a groundbreaking reinvention of Michael Jackson dance classic Billie Jean as a slow blues. 2008 – Cornell writes and records third solo album Scream with producer Timbaland and plays summer shows across the US with Linkin Park’s Projekt Revolution tour. In the fall, he plays solo shows in the US and Canada and appears in front of the President at the Kennedy Center Honors Gala in Washington DC, playing The Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again” in tribute to the band. 2010 – Chris Cornell’s collaborations with rock guitarist Slash (on “Promise”), Santana (on “Whole Lotta Love”) and Italian nu-jazz group Gabin (“Lies”) are released.Chris plays more acoustic ‘Songbook’ shows at the Troubadour and the Roxy in Los Angeles. 2011 – In Spring, Chris Cornell embarks on a sold-out ‘Songbook solo acoustic tour of the US and announces autumn dates in New Zealand, Australia and South America. In August he releases “The Keeper”, an original song written for the Marc Forster directed film Machine Gun Preacher, released by Relativity in September 2011. The song is the lead track on the film’s soundtrack album and in December receives a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song. 2013 – Chris tours Songbook in the US. He records his song ‘Misery Chain’, a duet featuring Joy Williams, for the movie soundtrack album ‘Music From and Inspired By 12 Years A Slave’. 2015 – New studio album, Higher Truth is released on September 18, 2015. Chris tours in North America and Australasia.

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Instance of: human
Given name: John
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Seattle
Place of death: Detroit
Spouse: Susan Silver
Occupation: musician
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Religion: lapsed Catholic
Genre: alternative metal
Instrument: guitar
Record label: Republic Records
Official website: chriscornell.com
Image: ChrisCornell2013.jpg
Height: 188
Number of children: 3
Voice type: baritone

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Commons category: Chris Cornell
date of birth: 1964-07-20
topic's main category: Category:Chris Cornell
Commons gallery: Chris Cornell
date of death: 2017-05-18
start of work period: 1984-00-00
place of burial: Hollywood Forever Cemetery
end of work period: 2017-00-00
website account on: PureVolume
facial hair: Van Dyke beard
hair style / hair length: curly hair
social media followers: 1676557
birth name: Christopher John Boyle
name in native language: Chris Cornell
cause of death: hanging to death

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Christopher John Cornell (né Boyle; July 20, 1964 – May 18, 2017) was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and primary lyricist for the rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave. He also had a solo career and contributed to numerous movie soundtracks. Cornell was the founder and frontman of Temple of the Dog, a one-off tribute band dedicated to his late friend, musician Andrew Wood. Several music journalists, fan polls, and fellow musicians have regarded Cornell as one of the greatest rock singers of all time.

Cornell is considered a key figure of the 1990s grunge movement with an extensive songwriting history, a nearly four-octave vocal range, and a powerful vocal belting technique. Cornell released four solo studio albums, Euphoria Morning (1999), Carry On (2007), Scream (2009), and Higher Truth (2015); the live album Songbook (2011); and two compilations, The Roads We Choose (2007) and Chris Cornell (2018), the latter released posthumously. He received a Golden Globe Award nomination for his song "The Keeper", which appeared in the 2011 film Machine Gun Preacher, and co-wrote and performed "You Know My Name", the theme song to the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale. His last solo release before his death was the charity single "The Promise", written for the ending credits for the 2016 film of the same name.

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