Jonathan Melvoin (December 6, 1961 - July 12, 1996) was the touring keyboardist for The Smashing Pumpkins during their worldwide tour for the album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. He was the brother of Susannah and Wendy Melvoin of Prince and the Revolution. December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Smashing Pumpkins (formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988) were an influential American alternative rock band. ... Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (also shortened to Mellon Collie or abbreviated to MCIS) is a double CD and triple LP that was released on October 24, 1995 by The Smashing Pumpkins through Virgin Records. ... Susannah Melvoin is a vocalist, songwriter and actress who got her start working with Prince in the mid-eighties during twin sister Wendy Melvoins stint with Prince & The Revolution. ... Wendy Melvoin (born January 26, 1964) and her twin sister Susannah Melvoin are musicians, daughters of LA studio-musician Michael Melvoin. ... The Revolution was Princes backing band in the late 1970s through the mid-80s. ...

He died in New York City after overdosing on heroin he had taken with Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin. New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, and the most densely populated major city in North America. ... Heroin or diacetylmorphine (INN) is a semi-synthetic opioid. ... Image:JimmyChamberlin2. ...

Chamberlin was advised by 9-1-1 operators to put Melvoin's head in the shower in an attempt to revive him until paramedics arrived. Unfortunately, Melvoin was pronounced dead at the scene. Most emergency vehicles in the US and Canada display Emergency 911 9-1-1 (nine-one-one) is the emergency telephone number for the North American Numbering Plan (NANP). ...

Chamberlin was subsequently fired from the band. According to the band, there had been previous overdoses by both Melvoin and Chamberlin. Chamberlin had been fired, but was continuing to tour with The Smashing Pumpkins until the end of the tour leg.

Melvoin's replacement was The Frogs' Dennis Flemion. The Frogs are a band with a history of controversy, founded in 1980, in Milwaukee. ... Dennis Flemion is a founding member, with his brother Jimmy, of controversial independant rock band The Frogs. ...

The Smashing Pumpkins were not invited to his funeral.

He is survived by a wife and child.