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Blind Melon was an American rock and roll band from a 1990s, composed of Shannon Hoon, Brad Smith, Glen Graham, Rogers Stevens and Christopher Thorn. A title Blind Melon describes a bit of hippies from Mississippi, as utilized (or even coined) by Brad Smith's father. Too "Blind Melon Chitlin" was the title of the fabricated bluesman appearing around a routine on the self coroneted Cheech & Chong LP. Blind Melon signed to Capitol Records in 1991 (see 1991 in music) and recorded an unreleased demonstration. Hoon & Axl Rose (who was the friend of Hoon's sister) re-met, & Hoin sang back-higher on many Guns n' Roses tracks, including "Don't Cry".Their debut album, Blind Melon, produced by Rick Parashar (Pearl Jam) sold poorly until a only & music video for "No Rain" hit a airwaves & became the smash profits, along sustaining the popular video which featured the equally popular Bee Girl (played by Heather DeLoach and the subject of the 2003 Pearl Jam song entitled "Bee Girl"). Later on, Blind Melon went atomic number 78 fourfold. When opening for Neil Young and Lenny Kravitz, Blind Melon's own tour was cut short due to Hoon's escalating drug abuse. Hoon & a rest of the band began recording their soph album inside New Orleans with producer Andy Wallace. Hoon would late admit that he got there are no memory of the recording session. When Hoon check out rehab, a album, Soup, was released within 1995 (see 1995 in music), but sold ill. Within 1995, Blind Melon besides contributed a song "Out on the Tiles" to the Encomium tribute album to Led Zeppelin, as well as the promo video by owning a handle of the School House Rock song Three is a Magic Number. Against a advice of Hoon's drug counselor, Blind Melon went on the road. Hoon was discovered dead of an overdose on October 21, 1995 in Just released Orleans. By owning occasionally undischarged vocals in a vaults, the leftover members released Nico in 1996 (see 1996 in music) by owning the successfully attend a program that assists musicians with drug & drunkenness. Fallowing briefly attempting to prove my point, Blind Melin before long broke higher & a various members went on to more projects. Inside 2002, Capitol Records freed the "Classic Masters" video showcasing Dozen Blind Melon songs. Thanks to stronger than potential sales, a band is releasing A Right of Blind Melon the cd+dvd pack that may feature Blind Melon performing survive from either the September 1995 concert inside Chicago. A album is available September 27, 2005.
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Discography
Singles
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| 1993
| "Change"
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| 1993
| "I Wonder"
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| 1993
| "No Rain"
| #20
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| 1993
| "Tones of Home"
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| 1995
| "Galaxie"
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| Soup
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| 1995
| "Toes Across the Floor"
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| Soup
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