Lionel Hampton
Born in Louisville, Kentucky, USA — Apr 20 1908• Died Aug 31 2002
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Biography
Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader. Hampton worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich, to Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, and Quincy Jones. In 1992, he was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, and he was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1996. Lionel Hampton was born in 1908 in Louisville, Kentucky, and was raised by his mother. Shortly after he was born, he and his mother moved to her hometown of Birmingham, Alabama…
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Lionel Hampton's Credits
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Le Grand Échiquier
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The Steve Allen Show
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Austin City Limits
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The Kennedy Center Honors
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Musikladen
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The Big Party
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The Barbara McNair Show
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The Glenn Miller Story
Band Member (uncredited)
A Song Is Born
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The Real Malcolm X
Mister Rock and Roll
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Rhythm and Blues Revue
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The Benny Goodman Story
Jazz Icons: Lionel Hampton Live in '58
Lionel Hampton All Star Big Band @ Berliner Jazztage 1979
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America By Night
...But Then, She's Betty Carter
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Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra
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No Maps on My Taps
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Les Vérités Vo(i)lées
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