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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







