In August of 1995, Shannon Hoon, lead singer of Blind Melon, died of a drug overdose. Just one month previously, his wife had given birth to a baby girl. The band then played and produced work in his memory and to support his family, but ultimately disbanded in 1999, reuniting in 2006 with new lead singer Travis Warren.
Bummer of a way to start a song of the day post, I know. Sorry about that. But sometimes you gotta get the bad stuff out first, so you can look at the beauty of what’s there.
The band has been nominated for several Grammys and has had a deep influence on indie music since. Heather DeLoach, the girl who played the bespectacled, tap-dancing bee in the official video for the song “No Rain” has grown up to act in several other projects and become a mother of three. Blind Melon is still playing gigs and has released new music as recently as 2021.
As much as I like the song, it’s hard for me to imagine it without this video. I think maybe we can all relate to this girl sometimes. And thankfully, it turns out to be a beautiful little story.
Jeff's Song of the Day 