Shannon Hoon

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Shannon Hoon was the American lead singer of the rock band Blind Melon, best known for his distinctive voice and the hit song "No Rain" before his death in 1995.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American musician
human
rock singer
activeYearsEnd 1995
activeYearsStart 1980s
appearsIn music video for "No Rain"
associatedAct Guns N' Roses
burialPlace Dayton, Indiana, United States
causeOfDeath drug overdose
collaboratedWith Axl Rose
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1967-09-26
dateOfDeath 1995-10-21
endTime 1995
eyeColor blue
familyName Hoon
fullName Shannon Hoon self-linksurface differs
surface form: Richard Shannon Hoon
genre alternative rock
grunge
neo-psychedelia
givenName Richard
Shannon
hairColor brown
hasChild Nico Blue Hoon
influenced post-grunge vocalists
instrument acoustic guitar
vocals
knownFor distinctive high-pitched voice
fronting the band Blind Melon
memberOf Blind Melon
nativeLanguage English
notableWork Blind Melon
surface form: Blind Melon (album)

No Rain
occupation singer
songwriter
participatedIn recording of the album "Blind Melon"
recording of the album "Soup"
performedOn Guns N' Roses song "Don't Cry"
Guns N' Roses song "The Garden"
placeOfBirth Lafayette, Indiana
surface form: Lafayette, Indiana, United States
placeOfDeath New Orleans
surface form: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
positionHeld lead vocalist of Blind Melon
recordLabel Capitol Records
religion Christianity
residence Los Angeles
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
startTime 1989
vocalType tenor

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Blind Melon hasMember Shannon Hoon
Blind Melon hasPastMember Shannon Hoon
Shannon Hoon fullName Shannon Hoon self-linksurface differs
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No Rain writer Shannon Hoon
No Rain lyricist Shannon Hoon
No Rain associatedAct Shannon Hoon
Soup leadVocalist Shannon Hoon
Tones of Home writer Shannon Hoon
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Change vocalist Shannon Hoon
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Change writer Shannon Hoon
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Galaxie recordingArtist Shannon Hoon
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Mouthful of Cavities vocalist Shannon Hoon
Toes Across the Floor hasVocalsBy Shannon Hoon
Live at the Palace featuresVocalist Shannon Hoon
Live at the Palace hasContributor Shannon Hoon
Classic Masters featuresVocalist Shannon Hoon
Nico mainVocalist Shannon Hoon
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Hoon hasNotableBearer Shannon Hoon
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subject surface form: Shannon Hoon
this entity surface form: Richard Shannon Hoon
Hoon stageName Shannon Hoon
subject surface form: Shannon Hoon
Hoon hasMember Shannon Hoon
subject surface form: Blind Melon
Guns N' Roses song "Don't Cry" featuresBackingVocalsBy Shannon Hoon
subject surface form: Don't Cry
Guns N' Roses song "Don't Cry" featuresArtist Shannon Hoon
subject surface form: Don't Cry
Guns N' Roses song "The Garden" vocalFeature Shannon Hoon
subject surface form: The Garden
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subject surface form: The Garden
Nico Blue Hoon childOf Shannon Hoon
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