Was shocked this morning to hear the news of Chris Cornell‘s unexpected passing…absolutely shocked.

When I was hitting my influential music-listening years…there was a common sound coming from my bedroom…Pearl Jam…Soundgarden…Alice in Chains…Nirvana…and Temple of the Dog.

Those discs/tapes got…worn…out. Spoonman….Outshined…played over and over and over.

Chris Cornell’s voice on the Temple of the Dog album is rock perfection…”Say Hello 2 Heaven”….”Times of Trouble”…and of course, he and Eddie on “Hunger Strike”. It’s no surprise why the TOTD album is one of my all-time favorites.

I never saw Chris Cornell in concert ve unfortunately….I remember when he was here back in 2012 performing at Living History Farms for a gathering for President Obama…and I regretted not seizing that opportunity by going.

Anything Chris Cornell lent his voice to…I wanted to hear it.

Favorite Soundgarden Songs

1. Outshined
2. Ty Cobb
3. Blow Up the Outside the World
4. Spoonman
5. Pretty Noose
6. Black Hole Sun 

7. Rusty Cage

8. Pretty Noose

RIP Chris Cornell…thank you for all the music…thank you for all the memories!