Floored by this
Far out.
RIP Col.
I take small comfort in knowing he was doing what he loved.
Man.
not a good way to wake up. 🙁
RIP Bruce and thanks for all of my favorite musicians.
I am stunned and saddened.
I offer my most sincere condolences to all his immediate family, his gigantic circle of friends and to all who love music, This is an incredibly enormous loss.
Thank you, Col. Bruce Hampton for all the joy and amazement that you have brought to all of us over your 70 years. You have enriched our lives and our souls immeasurably. Your loss has shaken the entire cosmos.
Rest now, Col.
I am stunned to wake up and read this. Condolences to everyone who knew him or enjoyed his unique style and presence.
At the very least he went out surrounded by people who he influenced and who loved him. The fact that show was arranged is the definition of a life well lived.
RIP
Was hoping to read some reviews of last nights show but got this instead
Looks like he was sure having fun right up the end.
RIP
Unreal. RIP the one and only.
Rest in Peace Col. Bruce. thanks for everything...
entire show
This is one of the more unbelievable things I've ever read. Condolences to all who knew and loved him.
Only on Col Bruce's planet does this make sense. At least he died surrounded by friends and family, nearly 5000 of them.
Thank you Colonel.
I'm not really a believer in the supernatural or anything of the sort, but in a number of interviews I've read, when people talk about Bruce, they mention his uncanny knack for knowing things, an advanced intuitive sense that he had. You wonder if he had any sense that this was coming and that this was the way he wanted to go out.
He didn't seem surprised Jim Sheridan. I suppose you can see it all on YouTube. His final eye contact was with Brandon "Taz", the young guitar phenomenon. I kinda feel like he was mentoring all the way to the end.
It's very, very sad to wake up to this. Sincere condolences to the entire extended musical family of the great Col. Bruce Hampton. He was one of a kind- an incredible human being and a great mentor to the entire Jam band scene. His legacy will live on in the musicians that we all love. Rest in Great Natural Peace Col. Bruce Hampton. OM MANI PADME HUM.
Only on Col Bruce's planet does this make sense.
This was actually a comforting sentiment. Thanks.
I assume you were there, Brock. Were you?
Blooby
[Edited on 5/2/2017 by Blooby]
What a shock to see this news. JimSheridan, above, said it well; it was an exit that was in some ways consistent (appropriate?) for such a unique person that he was.
He wasn't a famous person (outside of this section of the music world), but what a broad and deep legacy that lives on.
I'd just like to point out that fame can't be measured in terms of $ signs. Col. Bruce Hampton has more respect and notoriety throughout the galaxies than any performer/artist that I can think of. There are many ways to measure success. One of them is by the company that the artist keeps and the respect that he commands. The Fox Theater stage last night bore a literal "who's who" of the music world.
There will never ever be another Col. Bruce. I don't think there was a mold to break - he was free-form all the way!
i wish nugs would leave the Hampton 70 show up online. i understand family and friends thing, but fans who loved him.......man i'd love to see that show. cut out the .....end, although as a fan i find it beautiful. sorry if i offend anyone. 4 hour freaking show of great musicians and great tunes. please put it back up.
From the TTB twitter.
Moving stuff.
https://twitter.com/DerekAndSusan/status/859468997821071360/photo/1
On Col. Bruce's official site - a closed theater curtain. http://www.colbruce.com/
A memorial fund has been established for the Colonel's family:
https://www.georgiamusicfoundation.org/
