Lionel Hampton

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Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader.

Hampton performed with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich to Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, and Quincy Jones.

He was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame in 1992 and 1996 and was given the National Medal of Arts.

Personal life

Lionel Hampton married Gladys Riddle (1913–1971) in Yuma, Arizona, on November 11, 1936. Gladys was Lionel's business manager for a long time. Many musicians recall that Lionel played the music and Gladys owned the company.

Roy Ayers, a late jazz musician, gave him a pair of vibraphone mallets about 1945 or 1946.

During the 1950s, he had a keen interest in Judaism and raised funds for Israel. He created a King David suite and performed it in Israel with the Boston Pops Orchestra in 1953. Hampton converted to be a Christian Scientist later in life. Hampton was also a Prince Hall freemason.

Hampton's apartment caught fire and destroyed his possessions; he was uninjured.

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Awards

• 2021 – Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (posthumous)
• 2001 – Harlem Jazz and Music Festival's Legend Award
• 1996 – International Jazz Hall of Fame Induction and Award (performed "Flying Home" with Illinois Jacquet and the Count Basie Orchestra)
• 1996 – National Medal of Arts presented by President Bill Clinton
• 1995 – Honorary Commissioner of Civil Rights by George Pataki
• 1995 – Honorary Doctorate from the New England Conservatory of Music
• 1993 – Honorary Doctorate from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore
• 1992 – Inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame
• 1992 – "Contributions To The Cultural Life of the Nation" award from John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
• 1988 – The National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowship
• 1988 – The National Association of Jazz Educators Hall of Fame Award
• 1987 – Honorary Doctorate of Humanities from the University of Idaho – UI's School of Music renamed "Lionel Hampton School of Music"
• 1987 – The Roy Wilkins Memorial Award from the NAACP
• 1986 – The "One of a Kind" Award from Broadcast Music, Inc.
• 1984 – Jazz Hall of Fame Award from the Institute of Jazz Studies
• 1984 – Honorary Doctorate of Music from USC
• 1983 – The International Film and Television Festival of New York City Award
• 1983 – Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the State University of New York
• 1982 – Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
• 1981 – Honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Glassboro State College
• 1979 – Honorary Doctorate of Music from Howard University
• 1978 – Bronze Medallion from New York City
• 1976 – Honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Daniel Hale Williams University
• 1975 – Honorary Doctorate of Music from Xavier University of Louisiana
• 1974 – Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Pepperdine University
• 1968 – Papal Medal from Pope Paul VI
• 1966 – Handel Medallion
• 1957 – American Goodwill Ambassador by President Dwight D. Eisenhower
• 1954 – Israel's Statehood Award