In the early morning hours of May 2, 2017, this world lost - but another world gained - the great Col. Bruce Hampton (ret.) after collapsing during the tribute concert for his 70th birthday at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. From the Hampton Grease Band to the Aquarium Rescue Unit and all points beyond, Hampton’s influence on the jamband scene and Southern music in general is without parallel. Widespread Panic, Phish, Derek Trucks, and Jimmy Herring have all fallen under the Hampton’s tutelage at one time or another over the last 30 years. In this special episode, we highlight passages from five shows where Hampton sat in with Panic, beginning in December 1990 and wrapping up at Halloween 2001 in New Orleans. We are also joined by Geoff Hanson, Producer and Director of The Earth Will Swallow You and Widespread Panic: Live at Oak Mountain, to get his thoughts on Col. Bruce.

Our thoughts are with his family and friends, yet despite our sadness, we find it fitting that the good Colonel, on his own terms, went out playing music with his friends, concluding a remarkable 40-plus year career.

Links of shows go to streams from Panicstream.

29 December 1990 - Atlanta, GA - The Cotton Club
Turn On Your Lovelight
Source: Cassette SBD

9 August 1992 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
ARU/WSP Jam: Peace & Happiness > Space is the Place > Better Off
Source: (fob) Schoeps > Sony D10

30 December 1996 - Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre
Fab Fox Fess Jam > Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
Source: (FOB) AKG 461 (DIN) > BPS-1s > FP-11s > DA-P20 by DATBRAD

13 August 2000 - Pelham, AL - Oak Mountain Amphitheater
Happy Child > Fixin’ to Die (w/ Rev. Jeff Mosier on banjo)
Source: (FOB/DFC) AKG 481 > Oade m248 > GP ADC20 > HHb by Julian Eldridge

27 October 2001 - New Orleans, LA - UNO Lakefront Arena
Time Is Free
Source: (TS/DFC) AKG 483 (DIN, 17cm) > Oade m248 > AD500e by Carl Beck

Col. Bruce Links:

Derek Trucks Interview with Marc Maron (starts about 29:00)

Reflections by Rev. Jeff Mosier (May 2, 2017)

Remembrance in Arts Atlanta (May 3, 2017)

Full Show Audio of the Hampton 70 Concert (May 1, 2017)

Geoff Hanson: Godspeed to the Colonel (May 4, 2017)

Youtube: The Music of Today is Horrifying (December 2015)

Basically Frightened Snippet: Zambi part 1 (July 2014)

Basically Frightened Snippet: Zambi part 2 (July 2014)

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