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He was the lead singer of the band Blind Melon from 1990 until his death in 1995. Early life. Hoon was born on September 26, 1967, in Lafayette, Indiana. [2]
Blind Melon released two albums on Capitol Records – Blind Melon (1992) and Soup (1995) – before their original lead vocalist Shannon Hoon died of a drug overdose on the band's tour bus in New Orleans on October 21, 1995. After four years of unsuccessfully searching for a replacement for Hoon, Blind Melon dissolved in 1999. [2]
Lead singer for the Canadian band "Sylum" 30's: ... Blind Melon: 28: October 21, 1995: New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Cocaine overdose Maxene Andrews The Andrews ...
All I Can Say is a 2019 documentary film about Blind Melon singer Shannon Hoon, consisting largely of footage he shot on his camcorder during the last five years of his life, from 1990 to 1995. The film, directed by Hoon (and directed after Hoon's death by Danny Clinch , Taryn Gould, and Colleen Hennessy), documents Hoon and his band's ...
February 7 – Blind Melon's lead singer Shannon Hoon is forced to leave the American Music Awards ceremony because of his loud and disruptive behavior. Hoon is later charged with battery, assault, resisting arrest, and destroying a police station phone. [4]
Nico is a compilation album by American rock band Blind Melon, released in 1996 by Capitol Records. The album was released after lead singer Shannon Hoon's cocaine overdose that resulted in his death in 1995. The album was named for his daughter, Nico Blue, and the proceeds arising from album sales were placed in a college trust for her.
Thematically, the album is much darker than Blind Melon's debut. "2 X 4" is about lead singer Shannon Hoon's experience at a drug detox, while the lyrics to the acoustic ballad "Walk" cryptically reference his addiction and attempts to recovery.
For My Friends is the third studio album by American rock band Blind Melon, released April 22, 2008.It is their first album in thirteen years, and the first to feature lead singer Travis Warren who was recruited after the death of previous lead singer Shannon Hoon.