Lionel Hampton

Lionel Hampton

ActorMusic DepartmentSoundtrack
Born
April 20, 1908
Died
August 31, 2002
Awards
2 wins, 2 nominations

Lionel Hampton is an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader. Hampton was born in Louisville, Kentucky and was raised by his grandmother. In the 1920s, he took xylophone lessons and began playing drums and later flute and percussion at Holy Rosary Academy near Chicago.…

Biography

Lionel Hampton is an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader.

Hampton was born in Louisville, Kentucky and was raised by his grandmother. In the 1920s, he took xylophone lessons and began playing drums and later flute and percussion at Holy Rosary Academy near Chicago. Lionel Hampton mastered percussion instruments at school, then switched to timpani and marimba in a youth military orchestra.

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 was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1996.

Actor

The Ed Sullivan ShowThe Ed Sullivan Show(1948)as Band Leader, Jazz Musician
The Benny Goodman StoryThe Benny Goodman Story(1956)as Lionel Hampton
The Glenn Miller StoryThe Glenn Miller Story(1954)as Band Member
A Song Is BornA Song Is Born(1948)as Lionel Hampton
Hollywood HotelHollywood Hotel(1937)as Benny Goodman Vibraphonist

Soundtrack

HereHere(2024)
HacksHacks(2021)
Drive My CarDrive My Car(2021)
Mafia: Definitive EditionMafia: Definitive Edition(2020)
The HaggiesThe Haggies(2019)

Archive Footage

Souvenir d'ItalieSouvenir d'Italie(2022)as Self
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll PresidentJimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President(2020)as Self
QuincyQuincy(2018)as Self
Jazz Legends in Concert(2010)as Self
Lelio Luttazzi - Il giovanotto matto(2008)as Self

Known for

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Lionel Hampton in The Benny Goodman Story (1956)Steve Allen, Lionel Hampton, Gene Krupa, and Teddy Wilson in The Benny Goodman Story (1956)Benny Goodman and Lionel HamptonLionel Hampton, Emmanuel Lewis, Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones at the recording session for Frank Sinatra's album "L.A. Is My Lady"Black and White, Tuxedo Shirt, Bow Tie, Entertainment mptv_2018_May_to_August_UpdateHoward Hawks, Danny Kaye, Hugh Herbert, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Barnet, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, and Virginia Mayo in A Song Is Born (1948)

Credit Score: Lionel Hampton

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Band Member
Mon Jan 04 1954
#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownā˜…WinsNomsVotes
1The Glenn Miller Story3.0019547.31310563
2A Song Is Born1.0019486.9003161
3The Cabin in the Cotton1.0019326.6002013