Music Info/Trivia

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(11-10-2021, 08:52 PM)fredtoast Wrote: One of the craziest real-life stories of a musician you never heard of is Col. Bruce Hampton.

Hampton founded the greatest, most talented band you never heard of (The Aquarium Rescue Unit) and helped create the H.O.R.D.E. Tour to feature them.

He played the songwriter, Morris, in "Slingblade".

He created his own miniature guitar that he called a "Chazoid".

Hampton was a cult hero among musicians and on his 70th birthday they hosted a huge tribute concert at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta.  During the encore Hampton suffered a massive heart attack and collapsed on the stage.  The musicians did not pay him any attention because Hampton had a history of acting crazy on stage.  He lay there for several minutes through and extended guitar solo until someone finally check on him.  He died later that night.

Google him and you will be surprised at all the big stars he either developed or played with.  I am amazed no one has done a movie about his life.

This part made me think of Redd Foxx.

As Fred Sanford character he always acted like he was having a heart attack "This is the big one!  Elizabeth, I'm coming to join you!".

Foxx died of a heart attack later in his career on set of another show and people initially thought he was acting.

He had been angry from being pulled out of an Entertainment Tonight interview and was rehearsing a scene with Della Reese when he died.

Another weird thing about Redd is he was only 49 years old when he began Sanford & Son.