Editing Lionel Hampton (section)

==Awards==
[[File:President George W. Bush honors music legend Lionel Hampton.jpg|thumb|President [[George W. Bush]] honors Lionel Hampton during a ceremony recognizing [[Black Music Month]] in the [[White House]] in 2001.]]
* 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 was 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 – [[Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame|Jazz Hall of Fame]] Award from the [[Institute of Jazz Studies]]
* 1984 – Honorary Doctorate of Music from [[University of Southern California|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]]
* 1981 – [[News and Documentary Emmy Award]] for Outstanding Musical Direction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://emmyonline.com/download/1980-Nomination_Winners.pdf|title=1980 Emmy Awards Nominations & Winners|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620174647/http://emmyonline.com/download/1980-Nomination_Winners.pdf |access-date=April 20, 2024|archive-date=June 20, 2017}}</ref>
* 1979 – Honorary Doctorate of Music from [[Howard University]]
* 1978 – [[Bronze Medallion (New York City award)|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