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Shannon Hoon
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Lead singer of the rock band,
Blind Melon
.
Died of a cocaine overdose while on tour, only 8 weeks after the release of
Blind Melon
's 2nd album, "Soup".
He was good friends with Axl Rose.
Had one daughter named Nico.
Blind Melon
's last album, "Nico", released after Shannon Hoon's death, is named after his daughter.
Is buried in Dayton, Indiana.
He was good friends with
Axl Rose
and even sang back-up vocals to the UYI albums.
His first band was Styff Kytten, a cover band from his home town Lafayette.
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