Lionel Hampton
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
Born on the same birth day (20 April): Alan Beith • Aleksandr Dianin • Daniel Varoujan • Mimis Fotopoulos • N. Chandrababu Naidu • Phil Hill • Renata of Lorraine • Sandro Chia • Tito Puente • Toller Cranston • Tonny Kessler
Born in the same month (April 1908): Dan Maskell • Ellis Marsalis Sr. • Harlow Rothert • Ida Pollock • Irena Eichlerówna • Kurt Neumann (director) • Leo Rosten • Peter Zaremba (athlete)