Mark Lanegan

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 the Screa

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 the Screaming Trees, a band that was part of the Seattle grunge phenomenon of the 1990s.

The 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 contemporary Seattle grunge acts such as Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Lanegan's solo career began while he was still working with the Screaming Trees, but has continued beyond the band's dissolution in 1996.