Van Conner was an American rock musician, best known as the bassist for Screaming Trees.
As a bass player in high school, Conner formed the band Explosive Generation with his brother Gary Lee Conner and Mark Pickerel.
That band later evolved into Screaming Trees with the addition of singer Mark Lanegan in 1985. The band moved from their native Ellensburg, Washington to Seattle in the late 1980s to join that city’s burgeoning alternative rock scene. Conner played on seven studio albums with Screaming Trees until the band split in 2000.
Van Conner’s funeral, burial service, pictures, date, time, venue
Van Conner passed away at the age of 55 years. He died on January 18, 2023, and his cause of death was not revealed.
His death was made known through a social media post by his brother. The family of the late Conner will soon announce Conner’s funeral, burial service, pictures, date, time, and venue.
Conner formed the side project Solomon Grundy, in which he performed lead vocals and guitar. That band released an album in 1990, and during that period Conner also joined a live lineup of Dinosaur Jr.
He later formed another side project called Gardener, which released an album in 1999. After the breakup of Screaming Trees, Conner worked as a session musician and has formed several additional alternative rock bands, including VALIS and Musk Ox.
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