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THIS IS A FAN PAGE FOR THE MOST UNIQUE VOICES IN THE WORLD. MR. MARK LANEGAN. ANOTHER GREAT FANSITE: http://www.onewhiskey.com/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 is 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.Screaming Trees put out their first album, 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 success or notoriety of other Seattle grunge acts such as Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Lanegan's solo career began while he was still working with Screaming Trees, but has continued beyond the band's dissolution in 1997.In 1990, Lanegan released his first solo album, The Winding Sheet, on the legendary label Sub Pop, which also hosted Nirvana and many others. Nirvana's frontman Kurt Cobain was a notable guest artist on this album, appearing on the tracks "Down in the Dark" and "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?" as a backing vocalist and guitar player, respectively. Nirvana's bass player Krist Novoselic played bass on the latter track (a Leadbelly cover, Nirvana's version would later appear on their Unplugged album). The Winding Sheet was a modest commercial success, and Lanegan has recorded five more full-length albums since then.Mark Lanegan also work with Layne Staley of Alice In Chains, he recorded with Staley "Long Gone Day" and "I'm Above" of Mad Season , a grunge supergroup 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's solo albums show more distinct blues, country, and folk influences than his work with Screaming Trees. This is most apparent on the 1999 album 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.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 Duff McKagan and Izzy Stradlin 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.Lanegan also frequently appears as a guest on other artists' records. He toured full-time as 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 are featured on many of QOTSA's most notable tracks (Hangin' Tree, Song for the Deaf, and In the Fade, among others). 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 Mad Season, Masters of Reality, Melissa Auf der Maur, Martina Topley-Bird, Mondo Generator and The Twilight Singers.In September of 2005, Lanegan performed with Greg Dulli in Europe as the Gutter Twins. Other current projects include an album recorded with former Soundgarden bassist Ben Shepherd's band Hater, as well as a Gutter Twins studio album.In December of 2005, he released an EP with Isobel Campbell, formerly of Belle & Sebastian, titled Ramblin' Man. 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, which have been likened to Johnny Cash, in Los Angeles. 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.2006 TourIn 2006 Lanegan has been touring with Greg Dulli's The Twilight Singers. Lanegan toured Europe and Israel with the Twilight Singers and a fall tour throughout the United States is scheduled for October and November. MARK'S OTHER DISCOGRAPHIES:SCREAMING TREES ERA- MAD SEASON WITH LAYNE STALEY: QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE: DESERT SESSIONS 7 & 8: ISOBEL CAMPBELL & MARK: TWILIGHT SINGERS:
