![]() Katy performs as lead vocalist for the Seattle band Into the Cold.Ĭornell spent a two-year period between the ages of nine and eleven solidly listening to The Beatles after finding a large collection of Beatles records abandoned in the basement of a neighbor's house. Peter was the frontman for the New York-based rock band Black Market Radio and released a new solo album, Champion, in 2014. Peter, Katy and Suzy all performed in the band Inflatable Soule in the 1990s. His parents are Ed Boyle (a pharmacist from an Irish Catholic background) and Karen Cornell (an accountant). He has five siblings: older brothers Peter and Patrick, and younger sisters Katy, Suzy, and Maggie. ![]() He was voted "Rock's Greatest Singer" by readers of Guitar World, ranked 4th in the list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists" by Hit Parader, 9th in the list of "Best Lead Singers of All Time" by Rolling Stone, and 12th in MTV's "22 Greatest Voices in Music."Ĭornell was born and raised in Seattle, Washington, and attended Christ the King Catholic elementary school, and Shorewood High School. Cornell 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 has released four solo studio albums, Euphoria Morning(1999), Carry On (2007), Scream (2009), Higher Truth (2015) and live album Songbook (2011). He is 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.Ĭornell is also known for his role as one of the architects of the 1990s grunge movement, for his extensive catalog as a songwriter and for his near four octave vocal range as well as his powerful vocal belting technique. ![]() Members of the human family who've had the courage, faith and confidence to follow their heart and in doing so, have inspired others to do the sameĬhris Cornell (born Christopher John Boyle July 20, 1964) is an American musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist, primary songwriter and rhythm guitarist for Seattle rock band Soundgarden and as former lead vocalist and songwriter for the supergroup Audioslave. ![]()
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