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Lionel Hampton

Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton, American vibraphone player, pianist, bandleader, and actor (d. 2002)

Lionel Leo Hampton 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.

20 April 1908

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