Lionel Hampton
Birthday
1908/04/20
Day of death
2002/08/31 (94 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Also know as
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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...Read more
Acting
(1948) A Song Is Born
as Lionel Hampton
(1957) Mister Rock and Roll
as Himself
(2008) Jazz Icons: Lionel Hampton Live in '58
as ---
(1979) No Maps on My Taps
as Self
(1955) Rhythm and Blues Revue
as Self
(1957) America By Night
as ---
(1954) The Glenn Miller Story
as Band Member (uncredited)
(1956) The Benny Goodman Story
as ---
(1949) Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra
as Self
(1980) ...But Then, She's Betty Carter
as Self
(1983) Bei Bio
as Self
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
(1975) Austin City Limits
as Self
(1956) The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Vipraphonist
(1969) The Barbara McNair Show
as Self
(1978) The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Band Leader
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1972) Musikladen
as Self
(1959) The Big Party
as Self
(1972) Le Grand Échiquier
as Self