His brother and bandmate, Gary Lee Conner, posted the news on social media.
I will miss him forever and ever and ever… .
The bands major-label debut disc failed to catch fire, but the follow-up 1992sSweet Oblivion was its breakthrough.
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62 on the Hot 100 singles tally (watch the video below).
Co-written by the Conners and Lanegan, it also reached the Modern Rock Top 10.
The album was the groups biggest commercial success, reaching No.
Screaming Trees in 1993 (Getty Images)
134 on the Billboard 200.
