On this day in 1995, Blind Melon lead singer Shannon Hoon dies of a drug overdose at age 28. In 1990, the new bandmates produced a four-song demo tape and subsequently signed a $500,000 recording contract with Capitol Records. In Los Angeles, Hoon befriended his sister Anna’s high school friend Axl Rose. Rose invited Hoon to join him in the studio where his band Guns N’ Roses were recording their albums Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II (both released in 1991). Hoon sang backing vocal

Blind Melon's lead singer Shannon Hoon videotaped his life, stopping just hours before his death at age 28. ALL I CAN SAY is a portrait of a gifted artist, and his vision of a pivotal moment in music & culture. Now screening in select theaters, and at home via allicansay.oscilloscope.net. | Oscilloscope Laboratories