ON THIS DATE IN 1966 IN TACOMA WASHINGTON, A BABY BOY WAS BORN THAT WOULD GO ON TO NOT ONLY CO FOUND BUT TO ALSO BE THE LEAD GUITARIST, CO LEAD VOCALIST, AND MAIN SONGWRITER FOR THE SEATTLE GRUNGE ROCKERS ALICE IN CHAINS…HAPPY 58TH BIRTHDAY TO JERRY FULTON CANTRELL, JR…HIS DISTINCTIVE VOCAL STYLE AND HARMONIZING VOCALS BETWEEN HIM AND HIS CO VOCALISTS, FIRST, HIS FORMER ROOMMATE AND ALICE IN CHAINS CO FOUNDER LAYNE STAYEY AND LATER, AFTER THE UNITIMELY PASSING OF STALEY, WILLIAM DUVALL. CANTRELL HELPED TO SHAPE THE GENRE AND PUSH THE BOUNDARIES WITH A HEAVIER SOUND. CANTRELL KNEW AT AN EARLY AGE THAT HIS GOAL WAS TO BE A ROCK STAR AND THE PROOF WAS DOCUMENTED IN HIS CHILDHOOD DR SEUSS BOOK, MY BOOK ABOUT ME…HE FILLED IN THE SENTENCE “WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE A”…WITH THE WORDS “ROCK STAR”…MISSION ACCOMPLISHED…AND THE FIRST ALICE IN CHAINS SINGLE TO HIT THE #1 SPOT ON THE MAINSTREAM ROCK CHARTS WAS PENNED BY CANTRELL…”NO EXCUSES”…IT’S A ROCK MAINSTAY AND IT’S TODAY’S ROXY’S ROCK REWIND…HAPPY 58th BIRTHDAY JERRY CANTRELL FROM 105.7 THE X!
