Aris Hampers 1975
His voice was heard on the Grand Rapids radio airwaves for decades. His deep, iconic voice was silenced by throat cancer about four years ago. This weekend we received the sad news that Aris Hampers has passed away.
Aris’ Music Career
Aris’ love of music began at an early age. As a young man, he sang vocals and played keyboard for a band called the Soulbenders in the late 60s. Their song “I Can’t Believe in Love” was a local hit in 1967.
The band later changed their name to Phlegethon. The band went back to Aris’ Greek roots to come up with that name. In Greek mythology, the river Phlegethon was one of the five rivers in the infernal regions of the underworld, along with the rivers Styx, Lethe, Cocytus, and Acheron.
Aris took that love of music and soon became a radio personality in Grand Rapids.
Aris On the Air
