American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)

Lionel Hampton

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American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
Record Labels
Awards Received
National Medal of Arts
Paul Acket Award
Kennedy Center Honors
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Member of, past and present

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.