Background
Hampton, Lionel Leo was born on April 12, 1913 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of Charles and Gertrude (Whitfield) Hampton.
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Lionel Leo Hampton
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Lionel Leo Hampton, American Composer, conductor, entertainer. Recipient Gold medal City of Paris, 1985, George Frederick Handel medallion, Ebony Magazine Lifetime Achievement award, 1989; voted to Playboy's Jazz and Pop All-Stars Bands, last 28 years; Lionel Hampton School of Music named in his honor U. Idaho, 1987; Lionel Hampton Ear Research Foundation established in his honor, 1987.
Education
Student, University Southern California, 1934; Doctor of Music (honorary), Allen U., Columbia, South Carolina. Doctor of Music (honorary), Pepperdine U., 1975; Doctor of Philosophy in Music (honorary), Xavier U., 1975; Doctor of Philosophy in Music (honorary), State University of New York, 1983; Doctor of Philosophy in Music (honorary), University of California, 1984; Doctor of Philosophy in Music (honorary), Howard U., 1979; Doctor of Philosophy in Music (honorary), Glassboro State College, 1981; Doctor of Philosophy in Music (honorary), University Liege, Belgium.
Achievements
Membership
Human rights commissioner City of New York, 1984, 85, 86. Appointed ambassador of music to United Nations, 1985. Established Lionel Hampton Jazz Endowment Fund, 1984.
Member Alpha Phi Alpha.
Connections
Married Gladys Riddle, November 11, 1936 (deceased).
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Recipient Gold medal City of Paris, 1985, George Frederick Handel medallion, Ebony Magazine Lifetime Achievement award, 1989. Voted to Playboy's Jazz and Pop All-Stars Bands, last 28 years. Lionel Hampton School of Music named in his honor U. Idaho, 1987. Lionel Hampton Ear Research Foundation established in his honor, 1987.Recipient Gold medal City of Paris, 1985, George Frederick Handel medallion, Ebony Magazine Lifetime Achievement award, 1989. Voted to Playboy's Jazz and Pop All-Stars Bands, last 28 years. Lionel Hampton School of Music named in his honor U. Idaho, 1987.
Lionel Hampton Ear Research Foundation established in his honor, 1987.