Jim James of My Morning Jacket performs during Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day on the National Mall on April 18, 2015 in Washington, DC.
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On April 7, photographer-filmmaker Danny Clinch announced plans for a documentary on the late Blind Melon singer Shannon Hoon. In order to promote the film’s Kickstarter campaign, Clinch enlisted the help of a couple rock frontmen.
Below, watch My Morning Jacket’s Jim James cover “Sleepyhouse,” a track from Blind Melon’s 1992 self-titled debut:
And here, watch the Avett Brothers’ Seth Avett cover the 1995 Soup track “St. Andrew’s Fall”:
With four days to, the doc has gathered roughly 2/3 of its $100,000 goal. For more information, check out the Kickstarter page.
Exclusive: Blind Melon Documentary Starts Kickstarter Campaign
2015 marks the 20-year anniversary of Hoon’s death, when he succumbed to a cocaine overdose in 1995.