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Richard Shannon Hoon (September 26, 1967 – October 21, 1995) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He was the lead singer of the band Blind Melon from 1990 until his death in 1995. Early life
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]
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 ...
Soup is the second studio album by American rock band Blind Melon, released on August 15, 1995, through Capitol Records.It is the band's last album released during the lifetime of vocalist Shannon Hoon.
Blind Melon is an alternative rock band, whose most notable work dates from 1992 to 1995, and ceased with the death of lead vocalist Shannon Hoon. In 2006, the band reformed with a new lead vocalist, Travis Warren. From 1992–1996 the band released three studio albums. They have also released two compilations albums and one live album.
In 1990, lead singer Shannon Hoon moved from Indiana to Los Angeles. Soon he met guitarist Rogers Stevens and bassist Brad Smith, both Mississippi natives who had come to Los Angeles a year earlier. They began playing together and then recruited a second guitarist, Christopher Thorn.
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 music video for "Galaxie" featured a cameo by Timothy Leary, and revolves around a 1967 Ford Galaxie, fitting the lyrics.The video is considered a haunting premonition of Hoon's overdose later in 1995: Hoon was on drugs while filming the video, and featured such an erratic behavior that scared the rest of the band - guitarist Christopher Thorn was quoted saying "I get nauseous when I see ...