Colonel Bruce Hampton, a four-star general of the South’s jam band scene, contemporary of the Allman Brothers and Grateful Dead, influence and mentor to blues artists, occasional actor and constant character, passed away early Tuesday in Atlanta after collapsing onstage during a concert celebrating his birthday. He had turned 70 on Sunday.

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