Basically Frightened is the long-awaited documentary about musician and Southern gentleman extraordinaire, Col. Bruce Hampton. Despite never being a household name, The Colonel is known throughout the music industry as an innovative bandleader and performer. Interviews with Hampton's friends and band mates try to explain why Hampton may be the coolest extraterrestrial you've never heard of.


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  • This Special Limited Edition DVD of Basically Frightened includes a bonus disc with 89 minutes of Col. Bruce live footage:

    • With Widespread Panic in 2012
    • The Aquarium Rescue Unit at The Georgia Theatre in 2011
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