R.I.P. Col. Bruce Hampton

[SA-708]

http://www.npr.org/sections/thereco...llapsing-on-stage-during-his-own-birthday-con

Col. Bruce Hampton passed away yesterday, after collapsing on stage during the encore of a concert honoring his 70th birthday.

 

[Pio1980]

Never saw him but remember posters for Col Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit. My age too, R. I. P.

 

[mark warren]

R.I.P.

 

[ScramMan2]

Wow. I'm shocked. I met him on one of the jam cruises. ARU also played the night before the cruise left Jacksonville at the Free Bird Cafe. RIP Bruce.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news...oncert/ar-BBADcOI?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=mailsignout

I met Billy Bob Thornton last summer also, see article. He was on the bill.

 

[ScramMan2]

http://www.npr.org/sections/thereco...llapsing-on-stage-during-his-own-birthday-con

Of course, Warren Haynes was there. He's everywhere! Still in shock on this one.

 

[Mc_Man]

Wow sad news, saw him with ARU a couple years ago in Atlanta. RIP Col. Bruce.

 

[ScramMan2]

More info.

https://www.relix.com/articles/deta...-25807525&mc_cid=a6b5cc4c60&mc_eid=4a3c365f7b

 

[noogies]

Wow. I've spent a good portion of my life playing or listening to music and there was a fair emphasis on fusion/jam music for awhile there. That's why I'm ashamed to admit that before yesterday, I had never heard of Col. Hampton. Great, now I'm probably going to discover another great artist after his demise. Can anybody recommend a place to start?

RIP, Colonel.

 

[Djcoolray]

RIP....

 

[ScramMan2]

This was the final event.

http://www.creativeloafing.com/music/article/20858872/col-bruce-hamptons-allstar-tribute

 

[AdamAnt316]

Very unfortunate. A friend of mine turned me on to the Hampton Grease Band several years back, and I'm lucky enough to have an original vinyl copy of their lone (double) album, "Music to Eat" (supposedly, the second-lowest-selling album in Columbia Records' history!). I also have an Aquarium Rescue Unit concert poster, which looks suitably trippy. RIP, Colonel.
-Adam

 

[Mc_Man]

Wow. I've spent a good portion of my life playing or listening to music and there was a fair emphasis on fusion/jam music for awhile there. That's why I'm ashamed to admit that before yesterday, I had never heard of Col. Hampton. Great, now I'm probably going to discover another great artist after his demise. Can anybody recommend a place to start?

RIP, Colonel.

Anything he did with The Aquarium Rescue Unit, is worth listening to.

 

[Pio1980]

On the stage of the fabulous Atlanta Fox, what a way for a hometown musician to go!

From the stage.

 

[Pio1980]

http://www.11alive.com/entertainment/photos-bruce-hamptons-last-concert-at-fox-theatre/435932413

 

[KeninDC]

Where does one start with ARU?