Van Conner was born on March 17, 1967, in the United States. He is most well-known for his work as Screaming Trees’ bassist.

While he was still a high school bass player, Conner, his brother Gary Lee Conner, and Mark Pickerel formed the band Explosive Generation. Screaming Trees was formed when singer Mark Lanegan joined that band in 1985. The band moved to Seattle from Ellensburg, Washington, in the late 1980s in order to participate in the growing alternative rock scene there. Conner made guest appearances on seven studio albums prior to the Screaming Trees split in 2000.

While Conner was a member of Screaming Trees, he started the side project Solomon Grundy, in which he sang lead vocals and played guitar. In 1990, when Dinosaur Jr. released an album, Conner also joined the live lineup. Gardener, a subsequent side project that he started, released an album in 1999. After Screaming Trees broke up, Conner started VALIS and Musk Ox, two more alternative rock bands, as well as working as a session musician.

Van Conner siblings: Meet Gary Lee Conner

American rock musician Gary Lee Conner is best known for his work as Screaming Trees’ guitarist and primary songwriter. He was born Lee Gary Conner on August 22, 1962.

Conner, along with his brother Van Conner and Mark Pickerel, were originally from Ellensburg, Washington, and they started the band Explosive Generation in the early 1980s. When singer Mark Lanegan joined that band in 1985, it became Screaming Trees. In order to participate in Seattle’s burgeoning alternative rock scene at the end of the 1980s, the band relocated there. Before the Screaming Trees split up in 2000, Conner appeared on seven studio albums.