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Lionel Hampton (1908–2002) was an American jazz musician, bandleader, saxophonist, and composer. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he began his professional work in 1927 and performed in the swing and mainstream jazz genres. Hampton played the vibraphone, percussion instruments, drum kit, and voice. He was educated at the University of Southern California and the USC Thornton School of Music.
His notable works include *Straighten up and fly right*, *Hamp*, *Lionel Hampton*, *Roots of Rhythm*, and *Live at the Metropole Cafe*. Hampton recorded for the Decca label. He was a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and the Republican Party.
Hampton received the National Medal of Arts, Kennedy Center Honors, and NEA Jazz Masters awards, and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He died of heart failure in New York City and is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Straighten up and fly right
- Hamp
- Lionel Hampton
- Roots of Rhythm
- Live at the Metropole Cafe
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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…
Known for
- Jazz Icons: Lionel Hampton Live in '582008
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Musical Guest1993
- The Real Malcolm X1992
- Bei Bio — Self1983
- ...But Then, She's Betty Carter — Self1980
- No Maps on My Taps — Self1979
- Lionel Hampton All Star Big Band @ Berliner Jazztage 1979 — Self1979
- The Kennedy Center Honors — Self1978
- Austin City Limits — Self1975
- Musikladen — Self1972
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1908
- Active to
- 2002
Discography
Member of
- The Benny Goodman Sextet1936–?
- The Hampton Rhythm Boys
- Lionel Hampton and His All-Stars
- Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra
- Lionel Hampton Big Band
- Lionel Hampton Orchestra
- Lionel Hampton Quartet
- Lionel Hampton Sextet
- Lionel Hampton & His Jazz Inner Circle
- Lionel Hampton & His Septet
- Lionel Hampton with Reeds & Rhythm
- Lionel Hampton & His Septet
- The Lionel Hampton Quintet
- Louis Armstrong & His Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra
- The Benny Goodman Quartet
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 356,334
- Total plays
- 2,054,371
Tags
Lionel Leo Hampton (1908–2002), was a U.S. bandleader, jazz percussionist, and vibraphonist. Hampton was born on 20th April 1908 in Louisville, Kentucky, but moved to Chicago as a child, where he began his career as a drummer. He relocated to Los Angeles to play drums in Les Hite's band. They soon became the house band for Frank Sebastian's New Cotton Club, a popular L.A. jazz club. During a 1930 recording date in the NBC studios in L.A., Louis Armstrong discovered a vibraphone. <a href="http
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Welcome to the Tidyverse
· 2019 · cited 20,404x
- The Sequence of the Human Genome
· 2001 · cited 10,201x
- UniProt: the Universal Protein Knowledgebase in 2023
· 2022 · cited 6,742x
- UniProt: the universal protein knowledgebase in 2021
· 2020 · cited 6,030x
- Macrophage Activation and Polarization: Nomenclature and Experimental Guidelines
· 2014 · cited 5,516x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- Lionel Leo Hampton , ( 1908-04-20 ) April 20, 1908, Louisville, Kentucky , U.S.
- Died
- August 31, 2002 (2002-08-31) (aged 94), New York City, U.S.
- Genres
- Swing big band mainstream jazz blues
- Occupations
- Musician composer bandleader
- Instruments
- Vibraphone percussion
- Years active
- 1927–2002
- Label
- Decca
- Formerly of
- Chicago Defender Newsboys' Band Dixieland Blues-Blowers The Quality Serenaders The Les Hite Band The Benny Goodman Quartet The Lionel Hampton Orchestra
via Wikipedia infobox
Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Lionel Hampton, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
~17 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, percussionist, and bandleader. He 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.
Hampton was a member of the executive committee of the Writers and Artists for Peace in the Middle East, a pro-Israel group. In 1984, he signed a letter protesting German arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
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