• The grunge rock band Screaming Trees’ co-founder.
• In a Facebook post on Wednesday, his brother, Gary Lee, confirmed the news.
• Bassist Van Conner passed away at the age of 55.

In a Facebook post on Wednesday, his brother, Gary Lee, confirmed the news and stated that his brother had passed away on Tuesday “after a protracted illness.”

“He wrote that pneumonia ultimately claimed his life. He was among my best pals, and I adored him to the moon and back. Forever and always, I will miss him.

On January 5, Gary Lee gave followers an update on his brother’s health, stating that Van had been admitted to the hospital with “a liver infection” and had been “suffering from an array of health problems” since late 2021.

In a lengthy essay, he described Van’s health issues, claiming that he was unable to move after being put into a coma before Christmas 2021 due to “emergency stomach surgery.” During his rehabilitation, he also contracted COVID, which led to a blood clot in his lungs that “badly damaged” the organ.

Gary Lee at the time stated, “He has been confined to a hospital bed at home for several months and has not appeared to be making any progress toward recovery.

Fans were urged to “send nice vibes or pray for him,” he said, saying that his brother had “been resisting obtaining the medical help he needs.”

Van “looks to be making progress, his liver is not completely shot,” he stated in a follow-up statement on January 9.

Midway through the 1980s, the two brothers, drummer Mark Pickerel, and frontman Mark Lanegan—who passed away last year at the age of 57—formed the Washington-based band.

In the 1980s and 1990s, Screaming Trees was a part of the Pacific Northwest’s budding grunge rock scene, which subsequently gave rise to ground-breaking acts like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden.

In 1991, Screaming Trees released their fifth album, Uncle Anesthesia, which was co-produced by late Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell and marked the band’s debut on a big label. Their debut single, “Bed of Roses,” came from that album.

With the single “Nearly Lost You,” from their subsequent album Sweet Oblivion, which was released in 1992, the band gained widespread recognition. The song was used in the soundtrack for Cameron Crowe’s 1992 movie Singles.

After leaving the group, Van went on to start the rock groups VALIS and Musk Ox, and in 2010, Gary Lee started the group Microdot Gnome.

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