Christopher John Cornell (né Boyle; July 20, 1964 – May 18, 2017) was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and the primary lyricist for the rock bands Soundgarden …

May 1, 2023 · Buda Mendes/Getty Images As the lead singer of Soundgarden and Audioslave, Chris Cornell was a living legend of the grunge era. Here, the singer performs at Lollapalooza Brazil in …

Sep 9, 2025 · Who was Chris Cornell? Christopher John Boyle was born on 20 July 1964 and was a musician, singer and songwriter best known as the lead singer for the American rock groups …

Jan 4, 2025 · Chris Cornell, the lead vocalist and one of the founding members of Audioslave, was brought in to form the band in 2001 after the breakup of Soundgarden. His powerful voice became …

Jul 20, 2025 · As the frontman of Soundgarden and Audioslave, his emotional, passionate vocals connected with audiences worldwide and took the underground "grunge" scene into the mainstream.

2001 – Chris joins forces with three other musical pioneers from Rage Against The Machine to create Audioslave. It consists of Chris Cornell and the former instrumentalists of Rage Against the Machine; …

Mar 8, 2025 · Audioslave was a rock supergroup formed in 2001, consisting of singer Chris Cornell from Soundgarden and three former members of Rage Against the Machine: guitarist Tom Morello, …

Audioslave performing at Montreux Jazz Festival in 2005. From left to right: Tim Commerford, Chris Cornell, Brad Wilk and Tom Morello. Audioslave was an American rock supergroup formed in …

Audioslave was an American rock super group formed in Los Angeles in 2001. The four-piece band consisted of Soundgarden lead singer/rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell and Rage Against the Machine …

Chris Cornell (born Christopher John Boyle; July 20, 1964 – May 18, 2017) was a European-American rock musician best known as the lead vocalist for Soundgarden and as lead vocalist and songwriter …