Glenn Phillips, Guitarist extraordinaire, has the inside story of The Hampton Grease Band history as only a member of the bandknows it.
The Hampton Grease Band were a main stay of the community and seemed always ready to play for a good cause. This show was memorable because I was at Emory and knew the Young Republicans who supported Nixon and his Vietnam policy. They stopped just short of being pro-war activists.
We had driven to Emory’s AMB, really enjoyed the Greaseband experience of that evening, even though Young Republicans could be heard outside trying to be disruptive. I had driven The Celestial Omnibus, my hippie VW bus. We returned to leave and the bus would not go backwards. We assumed a flat tire but found more when we checked in the dark. ‘Someone’ had slashed all four tires to ribbons; their idea of debate. Luckily a friend ran Mother’s Tire Company and brought over four replacements.
The unique Mr. Bruce Hampton. Bruce’s site
Hampton Grease Band review
Julian Cope’s Review of Music to Eat for unsung heroes
Harold Kelling, RIP, helped raise funds for the new Little Five Points community.
Col. Bruce Hampton @ 2007 Inman Park Festival
The tragedy and triumph of Glenn Phillips’ ‘Lost at Sea’
Glenn Phillips Band 2008 Redlight Cafe St. Patrick’s Day
The Glenn Phillips Band RainShadows live
Glenn Phillips – Scotland
Glenn Phillips w/ Peter Stroud-11/07
Glenn Phillips – Live in Athens, Georgia – “John Marshall”
Glenn Phillips- Live in Athens, GA-1996 – “Vista Cruiser”