Ozzy Osbourne. Cardboard Vampyres. Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. (born March 18, 1966) [1] is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the founder, lead guitarist, co-lead vocalist, and main songwriter [9] of the rock band Alice in Chains. The band rose to international fame in the early 1990s during Seattle 's grunge Jul 14, 2018 · Alice In Chains - MTV Unplugged (1996)01. Nutshell02. Brother03. No Excuses04. Sludge Factory05. Down In A Hole06. Angry Chair07. Rooster08. Got Me Wrong09. Rooster Ain't found a way to kill me yet eyes burn with stinging sweat seems every path leads me to nowhere wife and kids household pet army green was no safe bet the bullets scream to me from somewhere here they come to snuff the rooster } yeah here come the rooster, yeah } (2x) you know he ain't gonna die } no, no, no, ya know he ain't gonna die } walkin' tall machine gun man they spit on me Jun 3, 2014 · This is written by Cantrell about the story his father told him. We'll it's about his relative that was in Vietnam which is obviously seen in the music video and the lyrics. Layne's relative used to share the memories that they had fro. The war which made layne make this song, in memorie of them and the horrors they faced. Austin from Smallsville,new England, --After Layne Staley died Alice in Chains did a bennifit concert with Maynard James Keegan(Tool) doing the vocals to Rooster. Phoebe from Belchertown, Ma Wow. I'm blown away almost every time I hear this. It's that powerful. Judd from Seattle, Wa The name rooster was Jerry's dads nick-name in Nam. If you Mar 18, 2014 · From: 'Dirt' (1993) 'Rooster' has to be one of the 10 best Alice in Chains songs due in part to the powerful story told. Layne Staley's mix of cool and melancholy with his later aggression in the 2paM.