Chris Cornell, the rock singer, has died at the age of 52. According to his representative, he died in Detroit and his death was sudden. Cornell was on tour to Detroit, and had performed at a Detroit concert with Soundgarden on Wednesday night.
Cornell was among the leading voices of the 1990s grunge movement with Soundgarden. He became popular as the lead singer of the bands Soundgarden and later Audioslave.
According to Brian Bumbery, Cornell’s wife and family are in shock after death of the singer.
Chris Cornell was a famous American musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist, primary songwriter and rhythm guitarist for Seattle rock band Soundgarden and as lead vocalist and songwriter for the group Audioslave. He was born on July 20, 1964. Soundgarden’s third studio album, “Badmotorfinger,” in 1991 spawned popular singles “Jesus Christ Pose,” “Rusty Cage” and “Outshined” that received regular play on alternative rock radio stations.
Cornell was also known for his numerous solo works and soundtrack contributions since 1991, and as founder and frontman for Temple of the Dog, the one-off tribute band dedicated to his late friend Andrew Wood.
Cornell released four solo studio albums, Euphoria Morning (1999), Carry On (2007), Scream (2009), Higher Truth (2015) and the live album Songbook (2011). He 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”. He was voted “Rock’s Greatest Singer” by readers of Guitar World,[5] ranked 4th in the list of “Heavy Metal’s All-Time Top 100 Vocalists” by Hit Parader,[6] 9th in the list of “Best Lead Singers of All Time” by Rolling Stone,[7] and 12th in MTV’s “22 Greatest Voices in Music”.
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