In Memoriam: Col. Bruce Hampton

Rest In Peace, Col. Bruce Hampton. One of the true geniuses of music, who really started the careers of a couple of my favorite musicians, including Jimmy Herring, Oteil Burbridge, and Derek Trucks. Since the early 1970's, Col. Bruce has played with just about everyone, and the great southern soothsayer has influenced many more. From his early days with the Hampton Grease Band to the transformational Col. Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit of the 1990's to whatever band he dreams up next, seeing Col. Bruce on stage is to be simultaneously whisked away into both the past and the future.

http://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2017/05/02/526538126/colonel-bruce-hampton-dies-after-collapsing-on-stage-during-his-own-birthday-con

Stranger Than Fiction: The Cosmic Curtain Call of Col. Bruce Hampton
http://liveforlivemusic.com/news/cosmic-curtain-call-col-bruce-hampton/

RIP Col. Bruce - A Tribute To A Friend And A Genius

http://alanpaul.net/2017/05/rip-col-bruce-a-tribute-to-a-friend-and-genius/?utm_content=buffer162da&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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The Music Behind The Madness At Col. Bruce Hampton's Last Hurrah [Photos/Setlist]
http://liveforlivemusic.com/news/col-bruce-hampton-70-photos-setlist/