Lionel Hampton
Birth Name:
Lionel Leo Hampton
Birth Place:
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Profession
Soundtrack, Actor, Music department
Fast Facts
- In 1985, he was appointed the Ambassador of Music to the United Nations
- In 1997, he received the National Medal of the Arts
- In 1992, he was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame
- 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