Gary Lee Conner

Van Conner is an American rock musician. In 1984, he co-founded the band Screaming Trees with his brother Gary Lee Conner, close friends Mark Lanegan and Mark Pickerel, and others. On June 25, 2000, Screaming Trees declared their official breakup. Conner went on to form Gardener, a quiet band that released one album under the…

When Conner, his brother Gary Lee Conner, and Mark Pickerel were in high school, they formed the band Explosive Generation. That band released an album in 1990, and Conner was also a member of the Dinosaur Jr. live lineup at the time. They changed their name to Screaming Trees after adding singer Mark Lanegan to…