two connections... 1. both lead singers are dead (possibly in the same year) 2. they are both mentioned in a song by Dream Theater called "Let me breathe".. The lyrics are as follows:
a daily dose of eMpTy V will flush your mind right down the drain. Shanon Hoon, and Kurt Cobain, Make yourself a household name
When the saints come marching in - I dunno who made it
connection: in the second half of guthrie's song, he tries to sign up with the military.. the Military use "when the saints..." for when they come home from battles