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Died On This Date (January 18, 2008) Eric Ferris / Marketing Executive; Hollywood Records

Posted by themusicsover on January 18, 2010

Eric Ferris
DOB Unknown – January 18, 2008

ferrisEric Ferris was a rising star in the record industry. He began his career in 1998 as an assistant at Creative Artist Agency (CAA), then moved over to the label side as an assistant at Virgin Records where he worked his way up to VP of Marketing. He helped build the careers of such artists as Lenny Kravitz, N.E.R.D., the Rolling Stones and Smashing Pumpkins. He later moved on the Hollywood Records to be their Sr. VP of Marketing. He passed away on January 18, 2008 from neuro-endocrine cancer.

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Died On This Date (November 24, 2008) Michael Lee / Drummed For Robert Plant; Thin Lizzy

Posted by themusicsover on November 24, 2009

Michael Lee (Born Michael Pearson)
November 19, 1969 – November 24, 2008

Michael Lee was a respected English drummer who, after a short career as the with ’90s rock band, Little Angels, began recording and touring with many of the era’s greatest musicians.  His first gig of magnitude came in 1991 when he toured as part of the Cult’s band.  In 1993, he began working with Robert Plant on record and on tour.  That lead to a Led Zeppelin reunion of sorts when Plant began collaborating with Jimmy Page as Page and Plant.  While working with Plant, Lee co-wrote “Please Read the Letter” which won a Grammy for Plant and Alison Krauss in 2009.  Throughout his career, Lee also collaborated with a reconfigured Thin Lizzy, Quireboys, Lenny Kravitz, Ian Gillan, and Echo & The Bunnymen.  Michael Lee died of an epileptic seizure in his home at the age of 39.



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Died On This Date (October 21, 1995) Shannon Hoon / Blind Melon

Posted by themusicsover on October 21, 2009

Richard Shannon Hoon
September 26, 1967 – October 21, 1995

Shannon Hoon was the lead singer of ’90s alternative rock band, Blind Melon.  The band formed in Los Angeles in 1991 and were quickly awarded a recording contract with Capitol Records.  Meanwhile, Hoon was raising his profile on the Los Angeles scene by befriending Axl Rose, and subsequently singing back up on Guns N Roses’ Use Your Illusion albums and making a cameo in their “Dont Cry” video.  This helped spark a frenzy for Blind Melon by the time their debut self-titled album dropped in September of 1992.  The album eventually became a hit thanks to the hit song “No Rain” and the video that made a pop icon out of its “Bee Girl” character.  The band were now touring with the likes of Lenny Kravitz, Soundgarden and Ozzy Osbourne while Blind Melon was on it’s way to multi-platinum status.  Unfortunately, Hoon’s actions were becoming more and more erratic  due to his heavy drug usage.  After the release of their second album, Soup, in 1995, Blind Melon once again,  hit the road.  Hoon had been attempting to rehab at that time, but fell beck into his bad habits while on the tour.  He died of a cocaine overdose on the band’s tour bus following a show in Houston.  He was 28 years old.

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