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Lionel Hampton Biography

Birth Name:Lionel Leo Hampton

Birth Place:Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Profession Soundtrack, Actor, Music department

Fast Facts

  • In 1992, he was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame
  • In 1985, he was appointed the Ambassador of Music to the United Nations
  • In 1997, he received the National Medal of the Arts
  • Attended the University of Southern California, where he studied music
  • Got his start as a musician by playing with the Chicago Defender Newsboys' Band
  • The University of Idaho's School of Music was named after him
  • Performed with Louis Armstrong at the 1968 Sanremo Music Festival