biography
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Hampton, Lionel (Leo)
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nickname Hamp
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1908–2002)
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| biography:
| Jazz musician and bandleader, born in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Originally a drummer, he was given xylophone tuition while a young man in Chicago. He later introduced the vibraphone into jazz, recording with Louis Armstrong in 1930. A member of Benny Goodman's small groups in the late 1930s, he first formed a permanent big band in 1940, continuing as a leader until the 1980s, taking his entertaining brand of musicianship and showmanship on many overseas tours. |
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