Editing Lionel Hampton

{{Short description|American jazz musician (1908–2002)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name                = Lionel Hampton
| image               = Lionel Hampton 1948.jpg
|caption=Hampton in 1948
| background        =  non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name        = Lionel Leo Hampton
| birth_date        = {{Birth date|1908|4|20}}
| birth_place       = [[Louisville, Kentucky]], U.S.
| death_date        = {{death date and age|2002|8|31|1908|4|20}}
| death_place       = New York City, U.S.
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Swing music|Swing]]|[[big band]]|[[mainstream jazz]]|[[blues]]}}
| occupation        = {{hlist|Musician|composer|bandleader}}
| instrument        = {{hlist|[[Vibraphone]]|percussion}}
| years_active      = 1927–2002
| label             = [[Decca Records|Decca]]
| associated_acts   = {{hlist|[[Benny Goodman]]|[[Teddy Wilson]]|[[Ray Vasquez]]|[[Quincy Jones]]|[[Louis Armstrong]]|[[Gloria Parker]]|[[Dinah Washington]]}}
}}

'''Lionel Leo Hampton''' (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American [[jazz]] [[Vibraphone|vibraphonist]], [[Percussion instrument|percussionist]], and bandleader. He 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.

==Biography==
===Early life===
Lionel Hampton was born in 1908 in [[Louisville, Kentucky]], and was raised by his mother. Shortly after he was born, he and his mother moved to her hometown of Birmingham, Alabama.<ref>{{cite news |last=Giddins |first=Gary |title=Lionel Hampton, 1908–2002; After 75 Years Onstage, a Well-Earned Rest |newspaper=[[The Village Voice]] |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0239,giddins,38597,22.html |date=September 23, 2002 |access-date=June 10, 2007 |archive-date=June 15, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070615101037/http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0239,giddins,38597,22.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pas.org/About/HofDetails.cfm?IFile=hampton |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080402010106/http://www.pas.org/About/HofDetails.cfm?IFile=hampton |archive-date=April 2, 2008 |work=PAS Hall of Fame |title=Lionel Hampton: 1908-2002 |author=Rick Mattingly |publisher=Percussive Arts Society}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marineband.usmc.mil/learning_tools/hall_of_composers/hampton.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019063000/http://www.marineband.usmc.mil/learning_tools/hall_of_composers/hampton.htm |archive-date=October 19, 2012 |work=Hall of Composers |title=Lionel Hampton (1908-2002) |publisher=United States Marine Band}}</ref> He spent his early childhood in [[Kenosha, Wisconsin|Kenosha]], [[Wisconsin]], before he and his family moved to [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], in 1916. As a youth, Hampton was a member of the [[Bud Billiken Club]], an alternative to the [[Boy Scouts of America]], which was off-limits because of [[racial segregation]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Ehrenhalt |first=Alan |title=The Lost City: The Forgotten Virtues of Community in America |publisher=Basic Books |year=1996 |page=152 |isbn=0-465-04193-0}}</ref> 

During the 1920s, while still a teenager, Hampton took [[xylophone]] lessons from [[Jimmy Bertrand]] and began to  play drums.<ref name="Yanow_94">{{cite book |last=Yanow |first=Scott |author-link=Scott Yanow |title=Classic Jazz |publisher=Backbeat Books |year=2001 |page=[https://archive.org/details/classicjazz00yano/page/94 94] |isbn=0-87930-659-9 |url=https://archive.org/details/classicjazz00yano/page/94 }}</ref> Hampton was raised [[Catholic Church|Catholic]], and started out playing [[fife (musical instrument)|fife]] and drum at the Holy Rosary Academy near Chicago.<ref name="Voce">{{cite web|last=Voce |first=Steve |title=Obituary: Lionel Hampton (The Independent, London) |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20020902/ai_n12639955 |access-date=June 3, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102144116/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20020902/ai_n12639955 |archive-date=January 2, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jWNlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6IkNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2442,2795692&hl=en |title=Nun Taught Hampton |date=January 17, 1958 |newspaper=The Vancouver Sun |access-date=October 29, 2011}}</ref>

===Early career===
Lionel Hampton began his career playing drums for the ''[[Chicago Defender]]'' Newsboys' Band (led by [[Nathaniel Clark Smith|Major N. Clark Smith]]) while still a teenager in Chicago. While he lived in Chicago, Hampton saw Louis Armstrong at the Vendome, recalling that the entire audience went crazy after his first solo.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Brothers|first=Thomas|title=Louis Armstrong: Master of Modernism|publisher=W.W. Norton & Company|year=2014|isbn=978-0-393-06582-4|location=New York, NY|pages=194–95}}</ref> 

He moved to California in 1927 or 1928, playing drums for the Dixieland Blues-Blowers. He made his recording debut with The Quality Serenaders led by [[Paul Howard (musician)|Paul Howard]], then left for [[Culver City]] and drummed for the [[Les Hite]] band at Sebastian's Cotton Club. One of his trademarks as a drummer was his ability to do stunts with multiple pairs of sticks such as twirling and juggling without missing a beat.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.downbeat.com/default.asp?sect=stories&subsect=story_detail&sid=1018 |title=DownBeat Magazine |website=Downbeat.com |date=February 4, 1959 |access-date=October 11, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927191522/http://www.downbeat.com/default.asp?sect=stories&subsect=story_detail&sid=1018 |archive-date=September 27, 2013  }}</ref> 

During this period, he began practicing on the [[vibraphone]]. In 1930 [[Louis Armstrong]] came to California and hired the Les Hite band for performances and recordings. Armstrong was impressed with Hampton's playing after Hampton reproduced Armstrong's solo on the vibraphone and asked him to play behind him like that during vocal choruses.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Brothers|first=Thomas|title=Louis Armstrong: Master of Modernism|publisher=W.W. Norton & Company|year=2014|isbn=978-0-393-06582-4|location=New York, NY|pages=380}}</ref> So began his career as a vibraphonist, popularizing the use of the instrument in the process.<ref name="Yanow_94"/><ref>{{cite web |last=Rickert |first=David |title=Lionel Hampton: "Flying Home" |date=August 22, 2005 |url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=18777#.ULg64bTUkWM}}</ref>

While working with the Les Hite band, Hampton also occasionally did some performing with [[Nathaniel Shilkret|Nat Shilkret]] and his orchestra. During the early 1930s, he studied music at the [[University of Southern California]]. In 1934 he led his own orchestra, and then appeared in the [[Bing Crosby]] film ''[[Pennies from Heaven (1936 film)|Pennies From Heaven]]'' (1936) alongside Louis Armstrong (wearing a mask in a scene while playing drums).<ref>{{cite book |last=Britt |first=Stan |title=Dexter Gordon: A Musical Biography |publisher=Da Capo Press |year=1989 |page=31 |isbn=0-306-80361-5}}</ref>

===With Benny Goodman===
{{quote box|width=300px|quote=As far as I'm concerned, what he did in those days—and they were hard days in 1937—made it possible for Negroes to have their chance in baseball and other fields.|source='''Lionel Hampton''' on ''Benny Goodman''<ref name=Firestone />|}}

Also in November 1936,<ref name="Swing: Third Ear" /><!-- date specific reference, please do not move! --> the [[Benny Goodman]] Orchestra came to Los Angeles to play the [[Palomar Ballroom]]. When [[John H. Hammond|John Hammond]] brought Goodman to see Hampton perform, Goodman invited him to join his trio, which soon became the Benny Goodman Quartet with pianist [[Teddy Wilson]] and drummer [[Gene Krupa]] completing the lineup. The Trio and Quartet were among the first racially integrated jazz groups to perform before audiences,<ref name=Firestone>{{cite book |last=Firestone |first=Ross |title=Swing, Swing, Swing: The Life & Times of Benny Goodman |url=https://archive.org/details/swingswingswingl00fire |url-access=registration |publisher=[[W. W. Norton & Company]] |year=1994 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/swingswingswingl00fire/page/183 183–184] |isbn=0-393-31168-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| last = Scott| first = William B.| title = New York Modern: The Arts and the City| url = https://archive.org/details/newyorkmodernart0000scot| url-access = registration| publisher = [[Johns Hopkins University Press]]| date = 1999| page = [https://archive.org/details/newyorkmodernart0000scot/page/263 263]| isbn = 0801867932}}</ref> and were a leading small group of the day.

===Lionel Hampton Orchestra===
[[File:Lionel Hampton, Aquarium, New York, ca. June 1946 (William P. Gottlieb 03811).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Lionel Hampton at the Aquarium, New York, c. June 1946 (photograph: [[William P. Gottlieb|William Gottlieb]])]]
While Hampton worked for Goodman in New York, he recorded with several different small groups known as the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, as well as assorted small groups within the Goodman band. In 1940 Hampton left the Goodman organization under amicable circumstances to form his own [[big band]].<ref name="Swing: Third Ear">{{cite book |last=Yanow |first=Scott |author-link=Scott Yanow |title=Swing: Third Ear--The Essential Listening Companion |publisher=Backbeat Books |year=2000 |page=[https://archive.org/details/swing00yano/page/68 68] |isbn=0-87930-600-9 |url=https://archive.org/details/swing00yano/page/68 }}</ref>

Hampton's orchestra developed a high profile during the 1940s and early 1950s. His third recording with them in 1942 produced the version of "[[Flying Home]]", featuring a solo by [[Illinois Jacquet]] that anticipated [[rhythm & blues]]. Although Hampton first recorded "Flying Home" under his own name with a small group in 1940 for Victor, the best known version is the big band version recorded for Decca on May 26, 1942,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yanow|first=Scott|date=2021-06-15|title=Flying Home - History and analysis|url=https://www.mosaicrecords.com/lionel-hampton-flying-home/|access-date=2021-07-25|website=Mosaic Records|language=en-US}}</ref> in a new arrangement by Hampton's pianist [[Milt Buckner]].<ref name="Flying Home">{{cite web |url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=18777#.ULhhaWcq5yV |title=Jazz article: "Lionel Hampton: 'Flying Home'" |access-date=November 29, 2012 |last=Rickert |first=David|date=August 22, 2005 }}</ref> The 78 RPM disc became successful enough for Hampton to record "Flyin' Home #2" in 1944, this time a feature for [[Arnett Cobb]]. The song went on to become the theme song for all three men. 

Guitarist [[Billy Mackel]] first joined Hampton in 1944, and would perform and record with him almost continuously through to the late 1970s.<ref>"Billy Mackel", ''[[The New Grove]] Dictionary of Jazz'', ed. Barry Kernfeld, 1988.</ref> In 1947, Hamp performed "[[Stardust (1927 song)|Stardust]]" at a "Just Jazz" concert for producer [[Gene Norman]], also featuring [[Charlie Shavers]] and [[Slam Stewart]]; the recording was issued by Decca. Later, Norman's GNP Crescendo label issued the remaining tracks from the concert.

Hampton was a featured artist at numerous [[Cavalcade of Jazz]] concerts held at [[Wrigley Field (Los Angeles)|Wrigley Field]] in Los Angeles and produced by [[Leon Hefflin, Sr.|Leon Hefflin Sr.]]<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Black music history of Los Angeles, its roots: 50 years in Black music: a classical pictorial history of Los Angeles Black music of the 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's and 60's : photographic essays that define the people, the artistry and their contributions to the wonderful world of entertainment|last=Reed, Tom.|date=1992|publisher=Black Accent on L.A. Press|isbn=096329086X|edition=1st limited |location=Los Angeles|oclc=28801394}}</ref> His first performance was at the second Cavalcade of Jazz concert held on October 12, 1946, and also featured [[Jack McVea]], [[Slim Gaillard]], [[T-Bone Walker]], the [[Joe Liggins|Honeydrippers]] and [[Louis Armstrong]]. 

The fifth Cavalcade of Jazz concert was held in two locations, [[Wrigley Field (Los Angeles)|Wrigley Field]] in Los Angeles and [[Lane Field (baseball)|Lane Field]] in San Diego, July 10, 1949, and September 3, 1949, respectively.  [[Betty Carter]], [[Jimmy Witherspoon]], [[Buddy Banks (saxophonist)|Buddy Banks]], Smiley Turner and [[Big Jay McNeely]] also played with Hampton.  

It was at the sixth Cavalcade of Jazz, June 25, 1950, that Hampton's playing precipitated the closest thing to a riot in the show's eventful history. Lionel and his band paraded around the ball park's infield playing ‘Flying High’.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Central Avenue sounds : jazz in Los Angeles|date=1998|publisher=University of California Press|last=Bryant |first=Clora|isbn=0520211898|location=Berkeley|oclc=37361632}}</ref>&nbsp;The huge crowd, around 14,000, went berserk, tossed cushions, coats, hats, programs, and just about anything else they could lay hands on and swarmed on the field.<ref>“Candid Comments” by GERTRUDE GIBSON Review The California Eagle June 30, 1950.</ref> [[Dinah Washington]], [[Roy Milton]], [[Pee Wee Crayton|PeeWee Crayton]], Lillie Greenwood, [[International Sweethearts of Rhythm|Tiny Davis and Her Hell Divers]]<ref>{{Cite book|title=Identity & Affirmation Post War African American Photography|publisher=Institute For Arts & Media|year=2011|location=California State University Northridge|pages=16 and 19}}</ref> were also featured. 

His final Cavalcade of Jazz concert held on July 24, 1955 (Eleventh) also featured [[Big Jay McNeely]], The Medallions, [[The Penguins]] and [[James Moody (saxophonist)|James Moody]] and his Orchestra.<ref>“Pops Hampton Band Tops Outdoor Show” Article with Photo Los Angeles Sentinel July 21, 1955</ref>

From the mid-1940s until the early 1950s, Hampton led a lively rhythm & blues band whose [[Decca Records]] recordings included numerous young performers who later had significant careers. They included bassist [[Charles Mingus]], saxophonist [[Johnny Griffin]], guitarist [[Wes Montgomery]], vocalist [[Dinah Washington]], and vocal stylist "Little" Jimmy Scott. Other noteworthy band members were trumpeters [[Dizzy Gillespie]], [[Cat Anderson]], [[Kenny Dorham]], and [[Snooky Young]], trombonist [[Jimmy Cleveland]], and saxophonists [[Jerome Richardson]] and [[Curtis Lowe]].<ref name="hampV">{{cite web |title=Lionel Hampton January 4, 1950 |url=https://jdisc.columbia.edu/session/lionel-hampton-january-4-1950 |website=jdisc.columbia.edu |access-date=March 6, 2019 |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803083438/https://jdisc.columbia.edu/session/lionel-hampton-january-4-1950 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Hampton orchestra that toured Europe in 1953 included [[Clifford Brown]], [[Gigi Gryce]], [[Anthony Ortega (musician)|Anthony Ortega]], [[Monk Montgomery]], [[George Wallington]], [[Art Farmer]], [[Quincy Jones]], and singer [[Annie Ross]]. Hampton continued to record with small groups and jam sessions during the 1940s and 1950s, with [[Oscar Peterson]], [[Buddy DeFranco]], and others. In 1955, while in California working on ''[[The Benny Goodman Story]]'' he recorded with [[Stan Getz]] and made two albums with [[Art Tatum]] for [[Norman Granz]] as well as with his own big band.

Hampton performed with Louis Armstrong and Italian singer [[Lara Saint Paul]] at the 1968 [[Sanremo Music Festival]] in Italy. The performance created a sensation with Italian audiences, as it broke into a real jazz session.<ref>Lara Saint Paul performs with Lionel Hampton and Louis Armstrong [http://www.larasaintpaul.com/eHits.html Lara Saint Paul – The Hits] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029120236/http://www.larasaintpaul.com/eHits.html |date=October 29, 2018 }}</ref> That same year, Hampton received a Papal Medal from [[Pope Paul VI]].

===Later career===
[[File:Lionelhampton.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Lionel Hampton during a concert in Aachen (Germany) on May 19, 1977]]
During the 1960s, Hampton's groups were in decline; he was still performing what had succeeded for him earlier in his career. He did not fare much better in the 1970s, though he recorded actively for his [[Who's Who in Jazz]] record label, which he founded in 1977/1978.<ref name="Swing: Third Ear" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_hampton_lionel.htm |title=JAZZ A Film By Ken Burns: Selected Artist Biography – Lionel Hampton |website=Pbs.org |access-date=June 27, 2014}}</ref>

Beginning in February 1984, Hampton and his band played at the [[University of Idaho]]'s annual jazz festival, which was renamed the [[Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival]] the following year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uidaho.edu/class/jazzfest/about|title=Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival: About|website=University of Idaho|access-date=February 2, 2018}}</ref> In&nbsp;1987, the UI's [[Lionel Hampton School of Music|school of music]] was renamed for Hampton, the first university music school named for a jazz musician.<ref name=lmtlegcy>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lr9eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TzEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3068%2C1662682 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |last=Frye |first=Heather |title=Remembering Hamp's legacy |date=September 6, 2002 |page=1D}}</ref><ref name=mpdnvibs >{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=0KZCP5UExFUC&dat=20020902&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |work=Moscow-Pullman Daily News |location=(Idaho-Washington) |last=O'Neal |first=Shawn |title=The vibes fall silent |date=September 2, 2002 |page=1A}}</ref>

During much of the 1980s, some notable sidemen in Hampton's orchestra included [[Thomas Chapin]], [[Paul Jeffrey]], [[Frankie Dunlop]], [[Arvell Shaw]], [[John Colianni]], [[Oliver Jackson (musician)|Oliver Jackson]] and [[George Duvivier]]. Hampton remained active until a stroke in Paris in 1991 led to a collapse on stage. That incident, combined with years of chronic [[arthritis]], forced him to cut back drastically on performances. However, he did play at the [[Smithsonian National Museum of American History]] in 2001 shortly before his death.<ref name="Voce"/><ref name="Swing: Third Ear" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-71251678.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070623221445/http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-71251678.html|url-status=dead|title=Celebrated Jazz Artist Lionel Hampton Donates His Vibes|date=June 23, 2007|archive-date=June 23, 2007|website=Archive.is|access-date=February 7, 2019}}</ref> On April 15, 2002, the United States Congress celebrated Hampton's life and "resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the Congress, on behalf of the American people, extends its birthday greetings and best wishes to Lionel Hampton on the occasion of his 94th birthday."<ref>{{cite web |title=S. Con. Res. 101 (ES) |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-107sconres101es |website=GovInfo.gov |publisher=United States Government Printing Office |date=15 April 2002}}</ref>

Hampton died at age 94 from [[congestive heart failure]] at [[Mount Sinai Hospital, New York|Mount Sinai Hospital]] in New York City on August 31, 2002.<ref name=lmtlegcy/><ref name="nytimes">{{cite news |author=Peter Watrous |title=Lionel Hampton, Who Put Swing In the Vibraphone, Is Dead at 94 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/01/nyregion/lionel-hampton-who-put-swing-in-the-vibraphone-is-dead-at-94.html |quote=Lionel Hampton, whose flamboyant mastery of the vibraphone made him one of the leading figures of the swing era, died yesterday morning at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan. He was 94. ...|newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=September 1, 2002 |access-date=December 16, 2014}}</ref> His funeral was held a week later on September&nbsp;7<!--, 2002,--> and featured a performance by [[Wynton Marsalis]] and David Ostwald's Gully Low Jazz Band at [[Riverside Church]] in [[Manhattan]]; the Saturday procession began at [[Cotton Club (New York City)|The Cotton Club]] in [[Harlem]].<ref name="nytimes" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Funeral Services for Lionel Hampton |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D02E0DF143EF936A3575AC0A9649C8B63&scp=1&sq=Funeral+Services+for+Lionel+Hampton&st=nyt |access-date=April 9, 2008 |work=The New York Times |date=September 5, 2002}}</ref> Speakers at his funeral included U.S. representatives [[Charles Rangel]] and [[John Conyers]] and former president [[George H. W. Bush]]; Hampton was interred at [[Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx|Woodlawn Cemetery]] in [[The Bronx]].<ref name="CNN Jazzy">{{cite news |title=Jazzy send-off for vibes legend Hampton |url=http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/07/hampton.funeral/ |access-date=May 8, 2023 |work=CNN |date=September 7, 2002}}</ref><ref name=lmthmrchin>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mL9eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TzEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4017%2C2008850 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |agency=Associated Press and staff reports |title=When Hamp goes marching in |date=September 8, 2002 |page=1A}}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:Lionel Hampton in 2001.jpg|thumb|Hampton in 1997]]
On November 11, 1936, in [[Yuma, Arizona]], Lionel Hampton married Gladys Riddle (1913–1971).<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Smith |editor-first=Jessie Carney |title=Notable Black American women: Book II |publisher=Gale Research, Detroit |year=1996 |page=[https://archive.org/details/notableblackamer00jess/page/275 275] |isbn=0-8103-9177-5 |url=https://archive.org/details/notableblackamer00jess/page/275 }}</ref> Gladys was Lionel's business manager throughout much of his career. Many musicians recall that Lionel ran the music and Gladys ran the business.

Around 1945 or 1946, he handed a pair of vibraphone mallets to then-five year old (later jazz musician) [[Roy Ayers]].

During the 1950s he had a strong interest in [[Judaism]] and raised money for [[Israel]]. In 1953 he composed a [[King David]] [[suite (music)|suite]] and performed it in Israel with the [[Boston Pops Orchestra]]. Later in life Hampton became a [[Christian Science|Christian Scientist]].<ref name="Voce"/> Hampton was also a Thirty-third degree [[Prince Hall Freemasonry|Prince Hall]] [[freemasonry|freemason]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Cox |first=Joseph |title=Great Black Men of Masonry |publisher=[[iUniverse]] |year=2002 |page=176 |isbn=0-595-22729-5}}</ref>

In January 1997, his apartment caught fire and destroyed his awards and belongings; Hampton escaped uninjured.<ref>{{cite news |last=Barron |first=James |title=PUBLIC LIVES; More Fallout From Lamp Fire |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980DE6D71F30F93AA35752C0A96E958260 |access-date=April 9, 2008 |work=The New York Times |date=January 9, 1998}}</ref>

==Charity==
Hampton was deeply involved in the construction of various [[public housing]] projects, and founded the Lionel Hampton Development Corporation. Construction  began with the Lionel Hampton Houses in [[Harlem, New York]], in the 1960s, with the help of then [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] governor [[Nelson Rockefeller]]. Hampton's wife, Gladys Hampton, also was involved in construction of a housing project in her name, the Gladys Hampton Houses. Gladys died in 1971. In the 1980s, Hampton built another housing project called Hampton Hills in [[Newark, New Jersey]].

Hampton was a staunch [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] and served as a delegate to several [[Republican National Convention]]s.<ref>{{cite book |last=Jackson |first=Jeffrey H. |title=Music And History: Bridging The Disciplines |publisher=[[University Press of Mississippi]] |year=2005 |page=102 |isbn=1-57806-762-6}}</ref> He served as vice-chairman of the New York Republican County Committee for some years<ref>{{cite news |title=Paid Notice: Deaths HAMPTON, LIONEL |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/10/classified/paid-notice-deaths-hampton-lionel.html |access-date=June 3, 2007 |work=The New York Times |date=September 10, 2002}}</ref> and also was a member of the New York City Human Rights Commission.<ref name="Voce"/> He served as Director of Special Events for [[Gerald Ford]]'s 1976 re-election campaign.<ref>Deseret News, April 1, 1976, p. 2A, [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Aul-kAQHnToC&dat=19760401&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Some GOP Jazz]</ref> Hampton donated almost $300,000 to Republican campaigns and committees throughout his lifetime.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Lionel_Hampton.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130311071841/http://newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Lionel_Hampton.php |archive-date=March 11, 2013 |work=NEWSMEAT |title=Campaign Contribution Search: Lionel Hampton, 1908-2002 |publisher=Polity Media}}</ref> However, in 1996 he endorsed Clinton/Gore, saying that the Republican party, which he had joined because it was the party of Lincoln, no longer represented moderates like himself.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/06/25/Hampton-switches-colors-for-Clinton/1569835675200 |date=June 25, 1996 |title=Hampton Switches Colors for Clinton |website=UPI}}</ref>

==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

==Discography==
=== Compilations and original issues ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="width:40px;" | Year
! | Album
! | Notes
! | Label
|-
| 1937–39
| Benny Goodman – ''[[The Complete RCA Victor Small Group Recordings]]'' [3CD]
| along with [[Teddy Wilson]] and [[Gene Krupa]], appearing as a sideman for [[Benny Goodman]]
| RCA/BMG 68764
|-
| 1937–39
| ''Hot Mallets, Vol. 1''
| the All-Star groups including appearances by [[Cootie Williams]], [[Johnny Hodges]], [[Harry James]], [[Benny Carter]], [[Chu Berry]], [[Ziggy Elman]], [[Dizzy Gillespie]], [[Coleman Hawkins]], [[Ben Webster]], [[Charlie Christian]]
| [[Bluebird Records|Bluebird]] RCA 6458-2-RB
|-
| 1937–39
| ''The Jumpin' Jive, Vol. 2''
| the All-Star groups including appearances by Johnny Hodges, Benny Carter, Chu Berry, Ziggy Elman, Dizzy Gillespie
| Bluebird RCA 2433-2-RB
|-
| 1938
| Benny Goodman – ''[[The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert]]'' [2LP]
| along with Teddy Wilson and Gene Krupa, appearing as a sideman for Benny Goodman
| [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] SL-160
|-
| 1939–40
| ''Tempo And Swing, Vol. 3''
| the All-Star groups including appearances by Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, [[Nat "King" Cole]], [[Oscar Moore]], [[Helen Forrest]]
| Bluebird RCA 66039-2
|-
| 1945
| ''All American Award Concert''
| recorded April 15, 1945, at [[Carnegie Hall]]
| [[Decca Records|Decca]] DL-8088 (12" LP)
|-
| 1947
| ''Gene Norman Presents Just Jazz'' (AKA ''The "Original" Star Dust'')
| the famous "Just Jazz" jam session; recorded August 4, 1947, at the Civic Auditorium, Pasadena CA
| Decca DL-7013 (10" LP); DL-9055 (12" LP); DL-74194
|-
| 1947
| ''Lionel Hampton With The Just Jazz All Stars''
| second volume of the previous set; with [[Charlie Shavers]], [[Willie Smith (alto saxophonist)|Willie Smith]], Corky Corcoran, [[Milt Buckner]], [[Slam Stewart]], Jackie Mills, [[Lee Young]]
| [[GNP Crescendo]] GNP-15 (12" LP)/various Vogue 78s/[[London Records]] (1972 transfer)
|-
| 1947
| ''Hamp's Boogie Woogie''
| a 4-disc collection of 78rpm recordings: #23836, #23837, #23838, #23839, includes 6 tracks by Hampton & His Orchestra, plus 1 track by His Septet, and 1 track by His Quartet
| Decca A-523; DL-5230 (10" LP)
|-
| 1948
| ''New Movements In Be-Bop''
| a 4-disc collection of 78rpm recordings: #24428, #24429, #24430, #24431, includes 4 tracks by Hampton & His Orchestra, and 4 tracks by Hampton & His Sextet
| Decca A-661; DL-5222 (10" LP) 
|-
| 1951
| ''Moonglow''
| a 4-disc collection of 78rpm recordings: #27372, #27373, #27374, #27375, includes 8 tracks by Hampton & His Sextet; the 12" LP contains 3 extra tracks
| Decca A-804; DL-5297 (10" LP); DL-8230 (12" LP)
|-
| 1953
| ''Lionel Hampton's Paris All Stars'' (AKA ''Jazz Time Paris'')
| a CD compilation of Vogue LD-166, LD-167, LD-168 (all 10" LPs); all material recorded September 28, 1953 
| RCA/BMG 51150
|-
| 1953
| ''Hamp In Paris''
| recorded November 30, 1953; with [[Mezz Mezzrow|Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow]]
| [[EmArcy Records|EmArcy]] MG-26037 (10" LP); MG-36032 (12" LP)
|-
| 1953
| ''Crazy Hamp''
| second volume of the previous set; both 10" LPs (8 tracks worth) reissued on the 12" LP
| EmArcy MG-26038 (10" LP); MG-36032 (12" LP)
|-
| 1954
| ''[[The Lionel Hampton Quintet]]''
| with [[Buddy DeFranco]], [[Oscar Peterson]], [[Ray Brown (musician)|Ray Brown]], [[Buddy Rich]]; includes a 17-minute jam on "Flyin' Home".   ––––– NOTE: there is also a 5-CD box set [731455979725] of the complete Verve recordings of Hampton's quartets and quintets with Peterson, as well as a number of other single-disc compilations.
| [[Clef Records|Clef]] MGC-628; Verve
|-
| 1955
| ''Crazy Rhythm''
| recorded March 18, 1955
| EmArcy MG-36034
|-
| 1955
| ''Jam Session In Paris''
| second volume of the previous set
| EmArcy MG-36035
|-
| 1955
| ''[[Hamp and Getz]]''
| with [[Stan Getz]], [[Lou Levy (pianist)|Lou Levy]], [[Leroy Vinnegar]], [[Shelly Manne]]
| [[Norgran Records|Norgran]] MGN-1037; Verve
|-
| 1955
| ''Oh Rock!''
| contains 12 of the 21 tracks that Hampton & His Orchestra recorded for the MGM label in 1951.
| [[MGM Records|MGM]] E-285 (10" LP); E-3386 (12" LP)
|-
| 1956
| ''Wailin' At The Trianon''
|
| Columbia CL-711
|-
| 1957
| ''Jazz Flamenco''
| recorded June 30, 1956, in Madrid, Spain; with Maria Angelica on castanets
| RCA Victor LPM-1422
|-
| 1958
| ''Lionel ... Plays Drums, Vibes, Piano''
|
| [[Audio Fidelity Records|Audio Fidelity]] AFSD-5849; Avid
|-
|1958
|''The High & The Mighty''
|Supervised by [[Norman Granz]]
|Columbia 33CX10146<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Lionel-Hampton-The-High-And-The-Mighty/release/5885884|title=Lionel Hampton - The High And The Mighty|website=Discogs|date=August 1959 |language=en|access-date=February 7, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 1959
| ''Hamp's Big Band''
|
| Audio Fidelity AFSD-5913; Avid
|-
| 1959
| ''Golden Vibes''
| with "Reeds And Rhythm" (a reed quintet + rhythm section)
| Columbia CL-1304/CS-8110; Collectables
|-
| 1960
| ''Silver Vibes''
| with "Trombones And Rhythm" (a trombone quartet + rhythm section)
| Columbia CL-1486/CS-8277; Collectables
|-
| 1961
| ''Soft Vibes, Soaring Strings''
|
| Columbia CL-1661/CS-8461
|-
| 1962
| ''Many Splendored Vibes''
|
| [[Epic Records|Epic]] BA-16027
|-
| 1963
| ''The Great Hamp And Little T – Lionel Hampton & Charlie Teagarden In Person''
| recorded live at The Silver Slipper, Las Vegas
| [[Coral Records|Coral]] CRL-757438
|-
| 1964
| Benny Goodman Quartet – ''Together Again!''
| the reunion with Teddy Wilson and Gene Krupa
| RCA Victor LPM-2698
|-
| 1964
| ''[[You Better Know It!!!]]''
| with [[Clark Terry]], [[Ben Webster]], [[Hank Jones]], [[Milt Hinton]], [[Osie Johnson]]
| [[Impulse! Records|Impulse!]] AS-78; [[GRP Records|GRP]]/Impulse! GRD-140
|- 
| 1972
| ''Them Changes''
|
| [[Brunswick Records|Brunswick]] BL-754182; Versatile NED-1128
|-
| 1973
| ''Please Sunrise''
|
| Brunswick BL-754190
|-
| 1973
| ''There It Is!''
|
| Brunswick BL-754198
|-
| 1974
| ''Stop! I Don't Need No Sympathy!''
|
| Brunswick BL-754203
|-
| 1974
| ''[[Transition (Buddy Rich Lionel Hampton album)|Transition]]''
| with [[Buddy Rich]], [[Zoot Sims]], Teddy Wilson, [[George Duvivier]]
| [[Groove Merchant]] GM-3302
|-
| 1975
| ''The Works!'' [2LP]
|
| Groove Merchant GM-4400
|-
| 1976
| ''Off Into A Black Thing''
|
| Brunswick BL-754213
|-
| 1977
| ''Lionel Hampton And His Jazz Giants 77''
| with [[Cat Anderson]], [[Eddie Chamblee]], [[Milt Buckner]], [[Billy Mackel]]
| [[Black & Blue Records|Black & Blue]] 33.107; BB-870
|-
| 1977
| ''Lionel Hampton And His Jazz Giants, Vol. 2''
| second volume of the previous set; 11 tracks from these sessions are reissued on the CD
| Black & Blue 33.130; BB-870
|-
| 1977
| ''[[His Final Work|Lionel Hampton Presents: The Music of Charles Mingus]]''
|  a tentet session of mostly Mingus compositions, numerous ballads; Hampton and [[Gerry Mulligan]] are the major soloists with Mingus playing bass.
| Who's Who In Jazz WWLP-21005
|-
| 1978
| ''Alive & Jumping''
| with Milt Buckner
| [[MPS Records|MPS]] 15469
|-
| 1978
| ''Live At The Muzeval 1978'' (AKA ''Live In Emmen/Holland'')
|
| [[Timeless Records|Timeless]] SJP-120
|-
| 1979
| ''Good Vibes''
| recorded 1973; produced by [[Sonny Lester]]
| 51 West/CBS Q-16074
|-
| 1984 
| ''L.A. is my lady'' (Frank Sinatra's last studio album, with Quincy Jones Orchestra)
| As one of the most remarcable sideman in the recording sessions, including the Brecker brothers, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, George Benson and many others.
|-
| 1986
| ''Sentimental Journey''
| reissue of Glad-Hamp GHS-1025
| [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] 81644
|-
| 1988
| ''Mostly Blues''
|
| [[MusicMasters Records|Musicmasters]] 5011
|-
| 1990
| ''Mostly Ballads''
|
| Musicmasters 5044
|-
| 1991
| ''Live At The Blue Note'' (with "The Golden Men of Jazz")
| jamming with old friends including  trumpeters Clark Terry and [[Harry "Sweets" Edison]], trombonist [[Al Grey]], tenors [[James Moody (saxophonist)|James Moody]] and [[Buddy Tate]], pianist Hank Jones, bassist Milt Hinton, drummer [[Grady Tate]].
| [[Telarc Records|Telarc]] 83308
|-
| 1992
| ''Just Jazz – Live At The Blue Note''
| second volume of the previous set; again with "The Golden Men of Jazz"
| Telarc 83313
|-
| 1995
| ''For The Love Of Music''
| featuring [[Norman Brown (guitarist)|Norman Brown]], [[Ron Carter]], [[Roy Haynes]], [[Chaka Khan]], [[Tito Puente]], [[Joshua Redman]], [[Dianne Reeves]], [[Wallace Roney]], [[Patrice Rushen]], [[Grover Washington Jr.]], [[Stevie Wonder]]
| MoJazz/[[Motown Records|Motown]] 530554
|-
| 1998 (released 2001)
| ''Live at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre'' [2CD]
| with [[Ernie Andrews]], [[Gerald Wiggins]] Trio, Harry "Sweets" Edison, [[Teddy Edwards]]
| Phillip PR-1530
|}

===Other compilations===
{| class="wikitable" width=100%
|-
! style="width:50px;"  | Year
! style="width:230px;" | Album
! style="width:230px;" | Notes
! style="width:120px;" | Label
|- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#f0f8ff;"
| 1937–40
| ''Swing Classics – Lionel Hampton and His Jazz Groups''
| Recordings from 1937 to 1940; issued 1961
| RCA Victor LPM-2318
|- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#f0f8ff;"
| 1939–40 + 56
| ''Greatest Hits – Lionel Hampton''
| Selections from various RCA Victor recordings
| RCA/BMG 68496
|- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#f0f8ff;"
| 1937–41
| ''The Complete Lionel Hampton Victor Sessions 1937–1941'' [5CD]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-06|title=The Complete Lionel Hampton Victor Recordings description and discography|url=https://www.mosaicrecords.com/the-complete-lionel-hampton-victor-sessions-1937-1941/|access-date=2021-07-25|website=Mosaic Records|language=en-US}}</ref>
| All of Hampton's RCA Victor recordings 
| [[Mosaic Records|Mosaic]] MD5-238
|- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#efefef;"
| 1942–50
| ''Hamp's Golden Favorites – Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra''
| Recordings from 1942 to 1950; issued 1962; reissued 1980
| Decca DL-4296; MCA 204
|- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#efefef;"
| 1942–50
| ''The Best Of Lionel Hampton'' [2LP]
| Recordings from 1942 to 1950; issued 1975
| MCA 2-4075
|- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#efefef;"
| 1942–44
| ''Steppin' Out – Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra''
| Recordings from 1942 to 1944; issued 1969; reissued 1980
| Jazz Heritage Series; Decca DL-79244; MCA 1315
|- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#efefef;"
| 1945–46
| ''Slide Hamp Slide – Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra''
| Recordings from 1945 to 1946; issued 1980
| Jazz Heritage Series; MCA 1323
|- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#efefef;"
| 1945–50
| ''Sweatin' With Hamp – Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra''
| Recordings from 1945 to 1950; issued 1980
| Jazz Heritage Series; MCA 1331
|- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#efefef;"
| 1946–49
| ''Rarities – Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra''
| Recordings from 1946 to 1949; issued 1982
| Jazz Heritage Series; MCA 1351
|- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#efefef;"
| 1942–63
| ''Hamp – The Legendary Decca Recordings Of Lionel Hampton'' [2CD]
| Selections from various Decca recordings
| [[GRP Records|GRP]]/Decca Jazz GRD2-652
|- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#efefef;"
| 1937–49
| ''The Lionel Hampton Story'' [4CD]
| Selections from various RCA Victor and Decca recordings + AFRS and V-Disc
| Proper BOX12
|}

===The Chronological ... Classics series===
note: every recording by Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra is included in this 12 volume series from the CLASSICS reissue label
* ''The Chronological Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra 1937–1938'' (#524) – RCA Victor recordings
* ''The Chronological Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra 1938–1939'' (#534) – RCA Victor recordings
* ''The Chronological Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra 1939–1940'' (#562) – RCA Victor recordings
* ''The Chronological Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra 1940–1941'' (#624) – RCA Victor recordings; first Decca session
* ''The Chronological Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra 1942–1944'' (#803) – Decca recordings
* ''The Chronological Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra 1945–1946'' (#922) – Decca recordings
* ''The Chronological Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra 1946'' (#946) – Decca recordings
* ''The Chronological Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra 1947'' (#994) – Decca recordings
* ''The Chronological Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra 1949–1950'' (#1161) – Decca recordings
* ''The Chronological Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra 1950'' (#1193) – Decca recordings
* ''The Chronological Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra 1950–1951'' (#1262) – last two Decca sessions; MGM recordings
* ''The Chronological Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra 1951–1953'' (#1429) – includes Hamp's first Norman Granz-produced quartet session (September 2, 1953) with Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, and Buddy Rich.

===Glad-Hamp Records===
* GHLP-1001 (1961) ''The Many Sides Of Hamp''
* GHLP-3050 (1962) ''All That Twist'n Jazz''
* GHLP-1003 (1962) ''The Exciting Hamp In Europe''
* GHLP-1004 (1963) ''Bossa Nova Jazz''
* GHLP-1005 (1963) ''Recorded Live On Tour''
* GHLP-1006 (1964) ''Hamp In Japan/Live''
* GHLP-1007 (1965) ''East Meets West (Introducing Miyoko Hoshino)''
* GHLP-1009 (1965) ''A Taste Of Hamp''
* GHS-1011 (1967) ''Hamp Stamps'' [includes "Greasy Greens"]
* GHS-1012 (1966) ''Hamp's Portrait Of A Woman''
* GHS-1020 (1979) ''Hamp's Big Band Live!''
* GHS-1021 (1980) ''Chameleon''
* GHS-1022 (1982) ''Outrageous''
* GHS-1023 (1983) ''Live In Japan''
* GHS-1024 (1984) ''Ambassador At Large''
* GHS-1025 (1985) ''Sentimental Journey (Featuring Sylvia Bennett)''
* GHS-1026 (1988) ''One Of A Kind''
* GHS-1027 (1987) ''Midnight Blues'' – with [[Dexter Gordon]]
* GHCD-1028 (1990) ''Cookin' In The Kitchen''

===As sideman===
;With [[Frank Sinatra]]
* ''[[L.A. Is My Lady]]'' (Qwest/[[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]], 1984)

==Filmography==
Hampton appeared as himself in the films listed below.

{| class="wikitable" width=100%
|-
! style="width:20px;"  | Year
! style="width:230px;" | Movie
! style="width:120px;" | Director
! style="width:120px;" | Genre
|- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#efefef;"
| 1933
| ''[[Girl Without a Room|Girl Without A Room]]''
| Ralph Murphy
| [[Comedy]]
|- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#f0f8ff;"
| 1936
| ''[[Pennies from Heaven (1936 film)|Pennies From Heaven]]''
| [[Norman Z. McLeod]]
| Comedy/[[Musical film|Musical]]
|- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#efefef;"
| style="text-align:left;" | 1937
| ''[[Hollywood Hotel (film)|Hollywood Hotel]]''
| [[Busby Berkeley]]
| Musical/[[Romance film|Romance]]
|- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#f0f8ff;"
| 1938
| ''For Auld Lang Syne''
| ?
| [[Documentary film|Documentary]]
|- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#efefef;"
| 1948
| ''[[A Song Is Born]]''
| [[Howard Hawks]]
| Comedy/Musical
|- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#f0f8ff;"
| 1949
| ''Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra ''
| Will Cowan
| Music
|- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#efefef;"
| 1955
| ''[[Music, Music and Only Music]]'' 
| Ernst Matray
| Comedy
|- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#f0f8ff;"
| 1955
| ''The Benny Goodman Story''
| [[Valentine Davies]]
| [[Drama]]
|- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#efefef;"
| 1957
| ''[[Mister Rock and Roll (film)|Mister Rock and Roll]]''
| [[Charles S. Dubin]]
| Drama/Musical
|- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#f0f8ff;"
| 1978
| ''[[No Maps on My Taps]]''
| [[George T. Nieremberg|George T. Nierenberg]]
| Documentary
|- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#efefef;"
| 1980
| ''But Then She's Betty Carter''
| [[Michelle Parkerson]]
| Documentary
|- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#efefef;"
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commonscat}}
* {{IMDb name |0359019}}
* [http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Lionel_Hampton.html Lionel Hampton] at Drummersworld
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160123093033/http://www.uiweb.uidaho.edu/hampton/ Lionel Hampton: His Life and Legacy] at [[University of Idaho]]
* [http://www.ijc.uidaho.edu/hampton_collection/ Lionel Hampton Library Collection], part of the [http://www.ijc.uidaho.edu/ International Jazz Collections] at the [[University of Idaho#UI Library|University of Idaho Library]]
* [http://www.bigbandlibrary.com/lionelhampton.html Christopher Popa, "Lionel Hampton: Music Was His Fountain of Youth," Big Band Library]
* [http://www.jazzhouse.org/jpg/hampton/ Photos] at Jazzhouse.org
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p009mj6f Lionel Hampton] interview on BBC Radio 4 ''[[Desert Island Discs]]'', September 17, 1983
* {{Discogs artist|Lionel Hampton}}
* [https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/lionel-hampton Lionel Hampton Interview] NAMM Oral History Library (1989)
* [https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103421 Lionel Hampton recordings] at the [[Discography of American Historical Recordings]]. 

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