Mark Lanegan
Background information
Birth name	Mark Lanegan
Born	November 25, 1964 (1964-11-25) (age 42)
Origin	Ellensburg, Washington
Genre(s)	Grunge Rock Alternative rock Folk Blues Stoner Rock
Occupation(s)	Vocalist, Musician
Years active	1985 - Present
Label(s)	Sub Pop Epic Records SST Records Beggars Banquet
Associated acts	Screaming Trees Mad Season Queens of the Stone Age The Twilight Singers The Gutter Twins Soulsavers

Mark Lanegan (born November 25, 1964 in Ellensburg, Washington) is a singer and songwriter. He has had a noteworthy career as a solo artist, but until recently was best known for his tenure as the lead singer of Screaming Trees, a band that was part of the Seattle grunge phenomenon of the 1990s. is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Central Washington University, in Ellensburg, WA. Ellensburg is the county seat of Kittitas County, Washington, United StatesGR6. ... For the capital city of the United States, see Washington, D.C.. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is an independent-rooted music genre that became a commercially successful offshoot of hardcore punk, thrash metal, and alternative rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... Alternative music redirects here. ... Folk music can have a number of different meanings, including: Traditional music: The original meaning of the term folk music was synonymous with the term Traditional music, also often including World Music and Roots music; the term Traditional music was given its more specific meaning to distinguish it from the... “Blues music” redirects here. ... Stoner rock and stoner metal are interchangeable terms describing sub-genres of rock and metal music. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Sub Pop is a record label in Seattle, Washington that achieved fame in the 1990s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the local Seattle music scene. ... Epic Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony BMG. // Epic was launched originally as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 by CBS. Its bright-yellow, black and blue logo became a familiar trademark for many jazz and classical releases. ... SST Records is a Lawndale, California based independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by Black Flag founder/guitarist Greg Ginn. ... Beggars Banquet is an English independent record label that began as a chain of record shops owned by Martin Mills and Nick Austin, and is part of the Beggars Group of labels. ... Screaming Trees was a musical group considered part of the grunge music movement of the early 1990s. ... Above (1995) Mad Season was a grunge supergroup formed in late 1994 by members of three popular Seattle based bands, as well as a friend of one of the members. ... This article is about the American rock band. ... The Twilight Singers is an American rock band. ... The highly anticipated collaboration between Dulli and Lanegan, who are recording an album under the moniker of The Gutter Twins. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Central Washington University, in Ellensburg, WA. Ellensburg is the county seat of Kittitas County, Washington, United StatesGR6. ... For the capital city of the United States, see Washington, D.C.. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). ... Screaming Trees was a musical group considered part of the grunge music movement of the early 1990s. ... City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area   - Total   - Land   - Water   - % water 369. ... Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is an independent-rooted music genre that became a commercially successful offshoot of hardcore punk, thrash metal, and alternative rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ...

Early life

Lanegan rarely talks about his childhood years. However it is known that he came from a 'dysfunctional' family that he tried to avoid, and was heavily into drugs by the age of 18, having already been arrested and sentenced to one year's imprisonment for drug-related crimes.[1] He managed to get out of actual jail by taking a year-long rehab course. Around this time he met and befriended Van Conner with whom he would eventually form the Screaming Trees. At this point his relationship with the Conner brothers was restricted to talking about music and working for their parents' electronics hardware store. This job apparently largely involved repossessing televisions, microwaves and toasters from nearby trailer parks and having guns pulled on him. [2] Van Conner was born March 17, 1967 in Apple Valley, California. ...

Musical career

Screaming Trees and early solo work (1986 - 1997)

Screaming Trees put out their first electric album to good review, Clairvoyance in 1986 and recorded 9 albums and EPs of original material between 1986 and 1996. The band was among the pioneers of Seattle's grunge music phenomenon, but never achieved the fame or commercial success of Seattle's "Big 4": Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, or Soundgarden. Lanegan's solo career began while he was still working with Screaming Trees, but has continued beyond the band's dissolution in 1997. Screaming Trees was a musical group considered part of the grunge music movement of the early 1990s. ... Clairvoyance is a 1986 album by Screaming Trees, produced by Steve Fisk. ... // Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single but are too short to qualify as albums. ... Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is an independent-rooted music genre that became a commercially successful offshoot of hardcore punk, thrash metal, and alternative rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... This article is about the American rock band. ... This article is about the grunge band. ... This article is about the rock group. ... Soundgarden was an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984. ...

In 1990, Lanegan released his first solo album, The Winding Sheet, on the legendary label Sub Pop, which also hosted Nirvana, Soundgarden and many others. Around this time, Lanegan had a blues-based side-project which featured Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic of Nirvana fame on guitar and bass respectively, with then Screaming Trees drummer Mark Pickerel on drums. A number of tracks were recorded, including a cover of Leadbelly's version of Where Did You Sleep Last Night?, appearing on The Winding Sheet, and "Ain't It A Shame," which is available on the Nirvana box set With The Lights Out. Cobain also supplied backing vocals on "Down In The Dark" on Lanegan's debut. Nirvana would later go on to perform Where Did You Sleep Last Night at their famous Unplugged performance in New York. [3]In the end, the majority of the album was recorded with Pickerel on drums, Mike Johnson (who would later go on to play bass with Dinosaur Jr.) on guitar and Jack Endino on bass.[4] Mark Lanegans first foray into the world of solo recording is notable in his departure from the sound he had going as frontman of Screaming Trees. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Sub Pop is a record label in Seattle, Washington that achieved fame in the 1990s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the local Seattle music scene. ... Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – c. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... This article is about the American rock band. ... Mark Pickerel was the original drummer for the Screaming Trees, a rock group from Ellensburg, Wash. ... Leadbelly, also known as Lead Belly (born Huddie William Ledbetter; January 20, 1889 (although this is debatable) - December 6, 1949), was an American folk and blues musician, notable for his clear and forceful singing, his virtuosity on the twelve string guitar, and the rich songbook of folk standards he introduced. ... Promo single from the 1994 album MTV Unplugged in New York. ... Mike Johnson is an American bassist. ... Dinosaur Jr is an American alternative rock band formed in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1983 as Dinosaur. ... Jack Endino is a music producer based in Seattle, USA. Long associated with Seattle label Sub Pop and the grunge movement, Endino worked on seminal albums from bands such as Mudhoney and Soundgarden, but is probably best known for producing the first Nirvana album, Bleach, released in 1989. ...

The second record, 1994's Whiskey for the Holy Ghost, was a far more cohesive recording, with such ethereal songs like "The River Rise," "Kingdoms of Rain," "Riding the Nightingale," and "Beggar's Blues." Nearly taking three years to make, the album came close to not seeing the light of day as Lanegan was set to throw the master tapes in a pond outside of the recording studio, only to be stopped by Producer Jack Endino at the last moment. Whiskey for the Holy Ghost is the second solo album by former Screaming Trees vocalist Mark Lanegan. ... Jack Endino is a music producer based in Seattle, USA. Long associated with Seattle label Sub Pop and the grunge movement, Endino worked on seminal albums from bands such as Mudhoney and Soundgarden, but is probably best known for producing the first Nirvana album, Bleach, released in 1989. ...

In 1995 Lanegan appeared on Above, an album by the "grunge supergroup" Mad Season. The group was formed in late 1994 by Layne Staley of Alice in Chains, Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, Barrett Martin of Screaming Trees and John Baker Saunders of The Walkabouts. Lanegan appeared on "Long Gone Day" and "I'm Above". Above is the album by Mad Season, released March 15, 1995 on Columbia Records. ... Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is an independent-rooted music genre that became a commercially successful offshoot of hardcore punk, thrash metal, and alternative rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... For other uses, see Supergroup (disambiguation). ... Above (1995) Mad Season was a grunge supergroup formed in late 1994 by members of three popular Seattle based bands, as well as a friend of one of the members. ... Layne Staley (August 22, 1967 - ca. ... This article is about the grunge band. ... Michael Mike McCready (born April 5, 1966, in Pensacola, Florida, U.S.) is the lead guitarist and, along with Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard, a founding member of the American rock band, Pearl Jam. ... This article is about the rock group. ... Barrett Martin is a man who has worn many hats over the course of 20 years as a professional musician. ... Screaming Trees was a musical group considered part of the grunge music movement of the early 1990s. ... John Baker Saunders was a founding member and bassist for grunge rock supergroup Mad Season. ... The Walkabouts is an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1984. ...

Lanegan then returned to his day job with Screaming Trees. 1996 brought the release of Dust. Often seen as the band's best record, it would also turn out to be their swan song. The record featured Mike McCready of Pearl Jam and Mad Season playing the guitar solo on 'Dying Days', a track commemorating the death of several of Lanegan's close friends, and of the grunge scene in general. Screaming Trees was a musical group considered part of the grunge music movement of the early 1990s. ... For other uses, see Swan Song. ...

Later solo career and Queens of the Stone Age (1998-2005)

In 1998 Scraps At Midnight was released. The album was recorded the previous winter after completing a tour with his band the Screaming Trees, which was unfortunately plagued by great inner-turmoil. It was recorded in Joshua Tree, California and produced by long-time friend and collaborator Mike Johnson, immediately after Lanegan was released from rehab. Scraps at Midnight is the third solo album by former Screaming Trees vocalist Mark Lanegan. ... Binomial name Yucca brevifolia Schott ex Torr. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Michael Keith Johnson (born October 3, 1975 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. ...

The fourth of his solo recordings was 1999's I'll Take Care of You, on which Lanegan covers songs by prominent folk and R&B artists such as Tim Hardin and Booker T. and the MGs, as well as country icon Buck Owens. Ill Take Care Of You is the fourth solo album by former Screaming Trees vocalist Mark Lanegan. ... In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Tim Hardin (December 23, 1941 – December 29, 1980) was a United States folk musician and composer who was a part of the 1960s Greenwich Village folk scene and performer at the Woodstock Festival. ... Booker T. & the M.G.s is a soul band, most prominent in the 1960s and 1970s. ... Alvis Edgar Buck Owens, Jr. ...

In 2000, Lanegan appeared on Rated R, the second album from Queens of the Stone Age, singing lead vocals on the track "In The Fade" and backup vocals on a number of others. Rated R is a 2000 album by Queens of the Stone Age, containing a brief guest vocal by Rob Halford and the first appearence of former Screaming Trees vocalist Mark Lanegan on a Queens of the Stone Age record. ... This article is about the American rock band. ...

2001 saw the release of his fourth album proper, Field Songs. This album had a more low-key feel than its predecessors and also featured friend Duff McKagan, as well as major contributions from former Soundgarden bassist, Ben Shepherd. Field Songs is an album by Mark Lanegan, released in 2001 on the Beggars Banquet label. ... Duff McKagan (born Michael Andrew McKagan on February 5, 1964) is an American musician and bassist, who is best known for his thirteen-year tenure in the 1980s hard rock band Guns N Roses. ... Soundgarden was an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984. ... Ben Shepherd (born Hunter Benedict Shepherd) (September 20, 1968) is an American musician renowned for playing bass in the band Soundgarden from 1990 until the bands 1997 break-up. ...

Shortly after releasing Field Songs, Lanegan became a full-time member of QOTSA. Lanegan appeared on the 2002 release from QOTSA entitled Songs for the Deaf, once again singing lead on the tracks "Song for the Dead," "Hangin' Tree," and "God is in the Radio". He also toured in support for the album over the next two years. Field Songs is an album by Mark Lanegan, released in 2001 on the Beggars Banquet label. ... Alternate cover Cover of U.S. vinyl release Songs for the Deaf is a 2002 album by hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age and is notable for including Dave Grohl, well-known Nirvana drummer and current Foo Fighters guitarist and lead singer, as a guest drummer. ...

2003 saw him appear on Greg Dulli's The Twilight Singers record Blackberry Belle, sharing lead vocal duties on the epic closing track, Number Nine. This would be the first in many collaborations with The Twilight Singers and Dulli. Greg Dulli Greg Dulli (born May 11, 1965) is an American singer of Greek (father) and Irish (mother) descent. ... The Twilight Singers is an American rock band. ... Blackberry Belle is the second full-length album released by The Twilight Singers. ... 9 (nine) is the natural number following 8 and preceding 10. ...

On his latest solo album, Bubblegum (2004), Lanegan was joined by a cadre of prominent artists, including P. J. Harvey, Josh Homme and Nick Oliveri of Queens of the Stone Age, Greg Dulli of The Afghan Whigs and Twilight Singers, and Duff McKagan and Izzy Stradlin, previously of Guns N' Roses. Also appearing on Bubblegum is Lanegan's ex-wife, Wendy Rae Fowler. The favorably reviewed album is his most commercially successful to date, reaching number 39 on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart. Some would assume this is due to the appearance of several prominent musical figures, although the album did receive glowing review by critics. Bubblegum is an album by Mark Lanegan, released in 2004 on the Beggars Banquet label under the name Mark Lanegan Band (see 2004 in music). ... Polly Jean Harvey, born October 9, 1969 in Weymouth, Dorset is a British singer and songwriter. ... Joshua Michael Homme (born May 17, 1973 in Palm Springs, California) is an American Rock musician. ... Nick Stephen Oliveri (born October 21, 1971 in Los Angeles) is an American musician from Palm Desert, California. ... This article is about the American rock band. ... Greg Dulli Greg Dulli (born May 11, 1965) is an American singer of Greek (father) and Irish (mother) descent. ... The Afghan Whigs were a soul-influenced rock band from Cincinnati. ... The Twilight Singers is an American rock band. ... Duff McKagan (born Michael Andrew McKagan on February 5, 1964) is an American musician and bassist, who is best known for his thirteen-year tenure in the 1980s hard rock band Guns N Roses. ... Izzy Stradlin (born Jeffrey Dean Isbell on April 8, 1962 in Lafayette, Indiana) is an American musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist of the hard rock band Guns N Roses from 1985 to 1991. ... Guns N Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. ... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ...

Lanegan also frequently appears as a guest on other artists' records. As previously alluded, he toured full-time as a third vocalist for Queens of the Stone Age between 2001 and 2005 before leaving due to health issues. Joining his friend Joshua Homme, who supported the Screaming Trees as their touring guitarist in 1996, Lanegan's distinctive vocals were a welcome accompaniment to bassist Nick Oliveri's screaming nature and Homme's straightforward delivery. The 2005 Queens of the Stone Age album Lullabies to Paralyze began with Mark Lanegan singing accompanied only by Homme's acoustic guitar on the track "This Lullaby". Improbably, he also recorded a song by Sandra Boynton, "Sneakers", for her 2005 rock-and-roll children's album, "Dog Train." He has also worked with Masters of Reality, Melissa Auf der Maur, Martina Topley-Bird, The Walkabouts, and Mondo Generator. This article is about the American rock band. ... Josh Homme (born Joshua Michael Homme on May 17, 1973 , in Palm Springs, CA) is an American rock musician. ... Nick Stephen Oliveri (born October 21, 1971 in Los Angeles) is an American musician from Palm Desert, California. ... Alternate cover Cover of the LP release Lullabies to Paralyze is the fourth Studio Album by hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age and was released on March 21, 2005. ... Sandra Keith Boynton (born April 3, 1953) is a popular American humorist, songwriter, childrens author and illustrator. ... Masters of Reality is a hard rock group formed in 1981 by guitarist and singer Chris Goss and Tim Harrington in Syracuse, New York. ... Melissa Gaboriau Auf der Maur (born March 17, 1972) is a Canadian rock musician of Franco-Swiss ancestry, who currently resides in Montreal, Quebec. ... Martina Topley-Bird is a British vocalist, who worked with trip hop pioneer Tricky on several albums, from Maxinquaye up through Angels with Dirty Faces. ... The Walkabouts is an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1984. ... Formed in 1997 by former Kyuss bassist Nick Oliveri (a. ...

Recent work and collaborations (2005-2007)

Lanegan toured with Isobel Campbell in 2007 in support of their album Ballad of the Broken Seas.

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In December of 2005, he released an EP with Isobel Campbell, formerly of Belle & Sebastian, titled Ramblin' Man (the title track itself a cover of the Hank Williams track). This served as a precursor to their full-length album, Ballad of the Broken Seas. Campbell wrote and recorded the majority of the album's tracks in Glasgow. Lanegan then added vocals in Los Angeles. The record was received well by critics who likened the duo to Lee Hazelwood and Nancy Sinatra. Isobel Campbell (born on April 27, 1976) is a Scottish singer, cellist and composer in the indie and Twee pop genres. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Ramblin Man is an EP released by former Belle & Sebastian member Isobel Campbell and former Screaming Trees member Mark Lanegan. ... This article is about Hank Williams, Sr. ... Ballad of the Broken Seas is the second album released by Isobel Campbell and the first collaboration between her and Mark Lanegan. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Barton Lee Hazlewood (born July 9, 1929 in Mannford, Oklahoma) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Aside from providing vocals, Lanegan also wrote the song Revolver. Different versions of this song appear on Ramblin' Man and Ballad of the Broken Seas. Ballad of the Broken Seas was put on the shortlist for the 2006 Mercury Prize. The Mercury Music Prize, now officially known as the Nationwide Mercury Prize, is a music award given annually for the best British or Irish album of the previous 12 months. ...

Lanegan played four UK dates in January 2007 with Isobel Campbell. The London concert was moved to a larger venue due to a high demand for tickets.

The Twilight Singers

Lanegan appeared on three albums with The Twilight Singers (Blackberry Belle, She Loves You, and A Stitch in Time). In 2006 Lanegan toured with The Twilight Singers in Europe and Israel followed by a fall tour throughout the United States. The Twilight Singers is an American rock band. ... She Loves You is the third full length album by The Twilight Singers and their first cover album. ... A Stitch In Time is the second EP released by The Twilight Singers. ...

Soulsavers' It's Not How Far You Fall, It's The Way You Land (2007)

In October 2006, Soulsavers announced on their Myspace site that they were putting the finishing touches to their new album It's Not How Far You Fall, It's The Way You Land, which featured Mark Lanegan on 8 of the album's tracks. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Its Not How Far You Fall, Its The Way You Land is a 2007 album by Soulsavers. ...

Although the album is not credited as Soulsavers And Mark Lanegan, he did have a significant input. As well as appearing as vocalist, the tracks "Revival", "Ghosts Of You And Me", "Paper Money" and "Jesus Of Nothing" are credited as written by Mark Lanegan and Soulsavers. The album also features a re-working of "Kingdoms Of Rain", which was initially released on Lanegan's second solo album, Whiskey for the Holy Ghost. Whiskey for the Holy Ghost is the second solo album by former Screaming Trees vocalist Mark Lanegan. ...

Soulsavers recorded the tracks in England in 2005 & 2006, with Lanegan recording the vocal parts at Conway Studios in Los Angeles.

The single, "Revival", has received significant airplay and can be streamed on the band's Myspace (as well as the video for the track).

On March 9th 2007, a blog entry on Soulsavers' Myspace stated that they had "just confirmed 2 shows on 13 & 14 July in Madrid & Barcelona". On March 15th 2007, Onewhiskey, the Mark Lanegan fan site was updated to state that Lanegan would be touring with Soulsavers.

Lanegan has continued to work with Queens of the Stone Age. In 2007, he appeared on their album, Era Vulgaris, singing backup vocals for the track River in the Road. This article is about the American rock band. ... The Common era, also known as the Christian era or the Current era (abbreviated to CE), is the period of measured time beginning with the year 1 on the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Gutter Twins

The Gutter Twins is the long awaited collaboration between Mark Lanegan and Greg Dulli. The friends have also been collaborators since 2000 and an album from the pair has been rumored since 2003. In September of 2005, Lanegan performed with Dulli in Italy as the Gutter Twins for the first, and so far only time. The highly anticipated collaboration between Dulli and Lanegan, who are recording an album under the moniker of The Gutter Twins. ... Greg Dulli Greg Dulli (born May 11, 1965) is an American singer of Greek (father) and Irish (mother) descent. ...

On September 22, 2007 it was announced on the pairs' MySpace that the long awaited Gutter Twins album has been completed. No release date has yet been announced, but the group has signed with Sub Pop, a label both Dulli and Lanegan have worked with before. Sub Pop is a record label in Seattle, Washington famous for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, and other grunge bands. ...

Discography

Main article: Mark Lanegan discography

The following is a comprehensive discography of singer-songwriter Mark Lanegan. ...

See also

• Grunge music
• Screaming Trees
• Queens of the Stone Age
• Mad Season
• The Twilight Singers
• Greg Dulli
• Soulsavers

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External links

• Mark Lanegan Official Site
• onewhiskey: dedicated to the music and fans of Mark Lanegan
• Mark Lanegan discography
• Mark Lanegan: House A Home
• Mark Lanegan: Sub Pop
• Mark Lanegan: allmusic
• Review of "It's Not How Far You Fall, It's The Way You Land"