Grammy-winning engineer for Replacements dies of cancer at 61

John Hampton won Grammys for his work with Jack White.

December 15, 2014 at 4:48PM
The Replacements
The Replacements (Dml - Deborah Feingold/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

There's been another death in the Replacements family.

John Hampton, who engineered the band's 1987 album, "Pleased to Meet Me," has died at the age of 61 from complications from cancer. Much of his work came out of Ardent Studios in Memphis, where he eventually became part owner.

The list of bands and artists he produced or engineered for include Alex Chilton, Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughn, Travis Triff, the White Stripes and John Hiatt.

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