Chris Cornell

Chris Cornell was born in Seattle and rose to prominence as singer of Soundgarden, a band he helped form in 1984. With Badmotorfinger and Superunknown, the group became one of the central names of Seattle rock; it split up in 1997 and returned in 2010, releasing King Animal. Cornell was also part of Temple of the Dog and Audioslave, while keeping a solo career. He died in 2017, at 52.