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Shannon
In 2008, Greg Prato issued his first-ever book, A Devil on One Shoulder and an Angel on the The Story of Shannon Hoon and Blind Melon , which as its title states, retraced the life and career of one of rock’s greatest – yet tragic – singers/performers of all-time.
In the ensuing years, Prato crossed paths with several key figures who were not interviewed for Devil/Angel (including the actress that played the Bee Girl in the “No Rain” video, Heather DeLoach, plus radio personality Matt Pinfield, Live guitarist Chad Taylor, former Guns N’ Roses manager Alan Niven, and Coheed and Cambria guitarist/major fan Travis Stever, among others) – which now serves as the basis of a follow-up book, Shannon.
Also included is a roundtable discussion with Blind Melon guitarists Rogers Stevens and Christopher Thorn (who examine various topics that were not included in the earlier book), as well as interviews with the directors of the 2019 film All I Can Say (Danny Clinch, Taryn Gould, and Colleen Hennessy), and an expert of Blind Melon bootleg recordings selecting and analyzing the 15 best.
If there were any questions still remaining after A Devil on One Shoulder and an Angel on the Other , they are most certainly answered in Shannon.
In the ensuing years, Prato crossed paths with several key figures who were not interviewed for Devil/Angel (including the actress that played the Bee Girl in the “No Rain” video, Heather DeLoach, plus radio personality Matt Pinfield, Live guitarist Chad Taylor, former Guns N’ Roses manager Alan Niven, and Coheed and Cambria guitarist/major fan Travis Stever, among others) – which now serves as the basis of a follow-up book, Shannon.
Also included is a roundtable discussion with Blind Melon guitarists Rogers Stevens and Christopher Thorn (who examine various topics that were not included in the earlier book), as well as interviews with the directors of the 2019 film All I Can Say (Danny Clinch, Taryn Gould, and Colleen Hennessy), and an expert of Blind Melon bootleg recordings selecting and analyzing the 15 best.
If there were any questions still remaining after A Devil on One Shoulder and an Angel on the Other , they are most certainly answered in Shannon.
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260 pages, Paperback
Published November 1, 2021
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Greg Prato
67 books81 followersGreg Prato is a Long Island, New York-based journalist, whose writing has appeared in such renowned publications as Rolling Stone. He is the author of several popular books, 'A Devil on One Shoulder and an Angel on the Other: The Story of Shannon Hoon and Blind Melon,' 'Touched by Magic: The Tommy Bolin Story,' 'Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music, 'No Schlock . . . Just Rock!,' 'The Eric Carr Story,' 'MTV Ruled the World: The Early Years of Music Video,' 'Sack Exchange: The Definitive Oral History of the 1980s New York Jets,' 'Too High to Die: Meet the Meat Puppets,' 'Dynasty: The Oral History of the New York Islanders, 1972-1984,' and 'The Faith No More & Mr. Bungle Companion.'
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December 9, 2021
A decent follow-up to ‘A Devil on One Shoulder and An Angel on the Other’.
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