Layne Staley, best know as the singer from Alice in Chains, was well known for his distinctive voice during the grunge era in the 1990's. Layne, who struggled with drug addiction through most of his career eventually leading to his death, was known as a talented lyricist and is credited with writing lyrics for about half of all the Alice in Chains songs before the release of 2009's Black Gives Way To Blue.
Although he was most famous for being in Alice in Chains, Layne was also a member of the bands Mad Season and Class 99. Here is one of Layne's most memorable performances on the Mad Season song Wake Up.
