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Dulcinea

(6,629 posts)
Thu May 18, 2017, 05:56 AM May 2017

Chris Cornell, Lead Singer Of Soundgarden And AudioSlave, Dies At 52

Chris Cornell gained fame as the lead singer to the grunge band Soundgarden and later with Audioslave.

Brian Bumbery, Cornell's representative, released a statement to NPR on the singer's death:

"Chris Cornell passed away late last night in Detroit, MI. His wife Vicky and family were shocked to learn of his sudden and unexpected passing, and they will be working closely with the medical examiner to determine the cause. They would like to thank his fans for their continuous love and loyalty and ask that their privacy be respected at this time."

Soundgarden was formed in 1984 by Cornell, guitarist Kim Thayil and Bassist Hiro Yamamoto — it went on to become one of the biggest bands of the 1990s grunge movement.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/18/528899410/chris-cornell-lead-singer-of-soundgarden-and-audioslave-dies-at-52

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Chris Cornell, Lead Singer Of Soundgarden And AudioSlave, Dies At 52 (Original Post) Dulcinea May 2017 OP
So sad. Dorian Gray May 2017 #1
Noooooooooooo shenmue May 2017 #2
Oh no d_r May 2017 #3
oh god bigtree May 2017 #4
Seriously one of my favorite rock vocalists of all time retrowire May 2017 #5
One of my favorites, bar none. Dulcinea May 2017 #6
What?!! superpatriotman May 2017 #7
NOOOOOOOOO!!! SummerSnow May 2017 #8
So sad, one of my favorites Luciferous May 2017 #9
Temple Of The Dog SecularMotion May 2017 #10
Oh, that guy. Ligyron May 2017 #13
Devastating news. Dr Hobbitstein May 2017 #11
That was one shocking headline. OMG! hlthe2b May 2017 #12
very sad - RIP cbdo2007 May 2017 #14

Ligyron

(7,629 posts)
13. Oh, that guy.
Thu May 18, 2017, 08:26 AM
May 2017

Thanks for posting cause I couldn't picture him or his voice even though I know who Soundgarden is.

hlthe2b

(102,234 posts)
12. That was one shocking headline. OMG!
Thu May 18, 2017, 08:25 AM
May 2017

I don't even know what to say except I'm saddened. He was very talented and so young/seemingly healthy.

Damn.

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