Chris Cornell (born Christopher John Boyle; July 20, 1964) is an American rock musician best known as the lead singer and songwriter for the rock bands Soundgarden (1984–1997) and Audioslave (2001–2007), and for his numerous solo works and soundtrack contributions (since 1998). He is known for his wide four octave vocal range, and powerful vocal belting technique. He was the founder and frontman for Temple of the Dog, the one-off tribute band dedicated to his former roommate, Andrew Wood. He has released three solo studio albums, Euphoria Morning (1999), Carry On (2007), and Scream (2009). Cornell was ranked 4th in the list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists" by Hit Parader.
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- Official homepage at chriscornell.com
- Wikipedia article on Chris Cornell
- IMDb at imdb.com/name/nm0180225
- MySpace at myspace.com/chriscornell
- Last.fm page on Chris Cornell
- MusicBrainz entry on Chris Cornell
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'Pop' record
Wed 4 Feb 2009 07:30
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BBC Reviews 
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Carry On 2007
Reviewed by Chris Long
...It is possibly the most confused album you’ll come across all year.
Credits
| Role | Artist | Release |
|---|---|---|
| Lyricist | Audioslave | Revelations (2006) |
| Lyricist | Audioslave | Out of Exile (2005) |
| Vocal | Audioslave | Audioslave (2002) |
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