Sean Kinney

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Name = Sean Howard Kinney

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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Sean Howard Kinney
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Born = Birth date and age|1966|5|27|df=y
Renton, Washington, USA
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Instrument = drums
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Genre = Hard rock
Grunge
heavy metal
Alternative metal
Occupation = Musician, Drummer
Years_active = 1987 - present
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Associated_acts = Alice In Chains
Jerry Cantrell
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Sean Kinney, born Sean Howard Kinney on May 27, 1966, is a musician best known for being the drummer of the influential grunge band Alice in Chains. His interest in music was developed early by his grandfather, who was part of a band known as "The Cross Cats", which Kinney was made a member of when he was nine years old. He grew up in Renton, Washington, where he attended Liberty Senior High School in the Issaquah School District

Sean played drums for Alice in Chains for their albums "Facelift", "Dirt", and "Alice in Chains" as well as their two EPs "Sap" and "Jar of Flies".

He sang chorus vocals through a megaphone on the hidden song from "Sap" titled "Love Song".

He also played drums for his Alice in Chains bandmate Jerry Cantrell's solo album, "Boggy Depot".

During the fall of Grunge popularity during the mid-nineties, he was also a member of a Willie Nelson tribute band that also included Johnny Cash, Kim Thayil of Soundgarden, and Krist Novoselic from Nirvana.

In 2005 Kinney reunited with the surviving Alice in Chains members, performing at a benefit concert for the Tsunami Disaster. Alice in Chains is currently touring, including a 12 city acoustic series, and has said they plan to release a new album in 2008.