Shannon Hoon

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American musician human rock singer

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.

Aliases (1)

Richard Shannon Hoon ×1

Statements (47)

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	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 (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, United States →
placeOfDeath	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States →
positionHeld	lead vocalist of Blind Melon →
recordLabel	Capitol Records →
religion	Christianity →
residence	Los Angeles, California, United States →
startTime	1989 →
vocalType	tenor →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Shannon Hoon ("Richard Shannon Hoon") →	fullName
Blind Melon →	hasMember
Shannon →	hasNotableBearer
Blind Melon →	hasPastMember