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Bruce Hampton

Bruce Hampton

Acting
30 Apr 1947
01 May 2017
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Biography

Musician, Vocalist, Composer, Actor. He was known for his energetic, eccentric style and often regarded as the granddaddy of the jam band scene. He was born in Tennessee and grew up in Atlanta. He first gained attention in the late 1960's and early 1970's and he was a founding member of the Hampton Grease Band. The band broke up in 1973. In the next five decades that followed he formed or was a part of a number of other acts. In 1993, he started acting in film and television with such credits as...

Also Known As

Col. Bruce Hampton, Gustav Valentine Berglund III, Colonel Bruce

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