Late Night Music Club: Alice In Chains, 'Black Gives Way To Blue'

As a way to say goodbye to their lost friend and singer Layne Staley, Alice In Chains released a record entitled Black Gives Way To Blue.

AIC hadn't recorded a new record for fourteen years, so this was a big deal for the group and its fans. Jerry Cantrell new it need one more ingredient so he took a shot and reached out to Elton John, who loved the title track and agreed to play piano on it.

Much in demand rock historian and reviewer Joe Daly wrote the definitive account on how this song and new project came about.

The Story Behind Alice In Chains' Black Gives Way To Blue

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