The Music and Mythocracy of Col. Bruce Hampton
A Basically True Biography

As someone who entered college around the time Bruce was ascending to full power, I was able to see him many times in various incarnations around Alabama and the South. For people that weren’t “there” I’ve always felt like the stories we’d circulate about Bruce were met with puzzled looks and disbel......more

Grillo offers up a (basically) truly epic memorial to the late great Col. Bruce Hampton in this short, but substantial work. Hampton's life is a strange tale of Southern weirdness that transformed, evolved, and inserted itself into the pulse of the southern music scene and far beyond. From his begin......more

I know, I know, what the heck does the author think he's doing, writing a review of his own book. Mainly, it's a review of the experience of writing the book -- it was a six-star joy, but since five is the highest available option, there you have it. Seriously, it was an absolute pleasure. It was ha......more

Great read!!! I wasn’t a big fan of Col. Bruce before reading this book. It definitely opened my eyes to his genius. Very well written and entertaining. A must read for any music fan.......more

It was such a great experience to piggyback this with Tom Patterson's memoir. Both writers did a fabulous job of bringing to life a slice of Atlanta in the 80s. Jerry Grillo's biography of the late Colonel is a labor of love but not a hagiography and is well written to boot. Both books tie together......more