Bruce Hampton | |
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.jpg) Hampton performing in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gustav Valentine Berglund III |
| Born | April 30, 1947 Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | May 1, 2017 (aged 70) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock, fusion |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, actor |
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| Years active | 1960–2017 |
| Labels | Brato Ganibe, Capricorn, Columbia |
| Formerly of | Hampton Grease Band Late Bronze Age New Ice Age Aquarium Rescue Unit The Stained Souls The Fiji Mariners The Quark Alliance The Codetalkers The Pharaoh Gummitt The Madrid Express |
| Website | colbruce.com |
Bruce Hampton (born Gustav Valentine Berglund III; April 30, 1947 – May 1, 2017)[1] was an American musician. He was a key figure in the Atlanta, Georgia music scene, mentoring numerous other musicians who became national stars. His own musical style was avant-garde, combining elements of jazz, fusion, southern rock and jam band styles.
He first rose to prominence as the leader of the Hampton Grease Band.[2] Adopting the moniker Colonel Hampton B. Coles, Retired or alternatively Col. Bruce Hampton Ret., and sometimes playing a sort of dwarf guitar called a "chazoid",[3][4] he later formed several other bands, some of whose names include The Late Bronze Age, The Aquarium Rescue Unit, The Fiji Mariners, The Codetalkers, The Quark Alliance, Pharaoh Gummitt, and Madrid Express.[5][6]
- ^ Mele, Christopher; Stevens, Matt (May 2, 2017). "Bruce Hampton, 70, Jam Scene Patriarch, Dies After Collapsing on Stage". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2017-05-03. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ^ Palmer, Robert. Recordings; Pop Eccentrics Revisited, New York Times, 21 June 1981. Retrieved on 15 March 2022.
- ^ Freeman, Scott. Col. Bruce to the Rescue, Creative Loafing, 31 January 2007. Retrieved on 03 March 2015.
- ^ Paul, Alan. Col. Bruce Hampton and the ARU: An Appreciation Archived 2015-04-03 at the Wayback Machine, AlanPaul.net, 05 June 2014. Retrieved on 03 March 2015./
- ^ "Col. Bruce Hampton | Discography", Allmusic, Retrieved on 03 March 2015.
- ^ Marshall, Alli. Smart bets: Col. Bruce Hampton and The Madrid Express, Mountain Xpress, 13 January 2015. Retrieved on 03 March 2015.