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Richard Shannon Hoon (September 26, 1967 – October 21, 1995) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He was the frontman and lead singer of the band Blind Melon until his death from a cocaine overdose in 1995
Known for
- All I Can Say — Himself2022
- Blind Melon Live At The Metro — Self2005
- Blind Melon: Letters from a Porcupine2001
- Blind Melon: Intimate and Interactive — Self1995
- Blind Melon: Live at Woodstock '94 — Self
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1967-09-26
- Active to
- 1995-10-21
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 374
- Total plays
- 12,279
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Richard Shannon Hoon (September 26, 1967 – October 21, 1995) Early Life: Hoon reportedly began using his middle name to avoid confusion with his father, who was also named Richard. In high school, Hoon was a stand-out athlete in football, wrestling, and pole vaulting. In addition to his reputation as an athlete, Hoon gained some local notoriety following several arrests by the Lafayette police. Hoon graduated from McCutcheon High School in 1985. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Shannon+Hoon">R
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Shannon
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Lafayette
- Place of death
- New Orleans
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- alternative rock
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Capitol Records
- Number of children
- 1
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- cause of death
- drug overdose
- date of birth
- 1967-09-26
- date of death
- 1995-10-21
- place of burial
- Dayton
- start of work period
- 1985-00-00
- member of
- Blind Melon
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- name in native language
- Richard Shannon Hoon
- short name
- Shannon Hoon
- Commons category
- Shannon Hoon
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