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On This Day in 2017, Family, Friends, and Rock Royalty Gathered To Say Goodbye to ‘The Godfather of Grunge’

Chris Cornell’s memorial service was packed with his famous friends who mourned alongside his family, with fans crowded outside the cemetery.

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On May 26, 2017, beloved grunge vocalist Chris Cornell was laid to rest at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. The Soundgarden frontman died by suicide on May 18, at age 52, and was cremated three days before the memorial service in Los Angeles.

Cornell’s ashes were interred in the Garden of Legends, where he rests next to Johnny Ramone. The service was predictably star-studded, as Cornell’s famous friends and celebrity acquaintances joined his wife, Vicky, and three children to say goodbye. Fans also swarmed the cemetery that day for a chance to pay their respects. They were allowed to visit his final resting place after the memorial.

Soundgarden bandmates Kim Thayil and Matt Cameron gave........

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