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Jonathan David Melvoin (December 6, 1961 – July 12, 1996) was an American musician, active in the 1980s and 1990s.
Jun 23, 2022 · Tragedy struck on July 12th when the band was in New York City to play Madison Square Garden, a huge feat that most bands would never experience. Ahead of their show at the Garden, both Chamberlin and Melvoin were staying at a different hotel than the rest of the band, The Regency in Manhattan.
Jul 13, 1996 · The keyboard player, Jonathan Melvoin, 34, of Kearsarge, N.H., had been hired by the band as a backup musician for its current world tour.
During the band’s tour in 1996 to support their third release, drummer Jimmy chamberlain and keyboardist johnathan melvoin were dabbling in drugs resulting in deadly cfonsequences. That’s what...
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Feb 16, 2018 · Drummer Jimmy Chamberlin is fired days after the overdose death of Pumpkins keyboardist Jonathan Melvoin. The keyboardist had supposedly shot heroin with the drummer in New York, leading to a...
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Oct 2, 2005 · Jonathan Melvoin, 34, died in July 1996 at a New York City hotel, where he was sharing drugs with the rock band's drummer, police said.
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Jul 13, 1996 · The keyboard player and percussionist for the Chicago rock band was found dead in a New York hotel room, along with heroin in the room. His death and the arrest of drummer Jimmy Chamberlin for heroin possession threatened the band's tour and future.
