Interesting Facts: Lionel Hampton
is known as the King of the Vibes. He was asked by President Eisenhower to serve as Goodwill
Ambassador for the United
States. Lionel Hampton also wrote over
200 tunes and played all over the
world.
Home
town: Louisville, Kentucky
Instrument
Played: Vibes
Influenced
by: Louis Armstrong
Website
Links:
April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002
By Jamie
Mrs. Johnson, 4th Grade, February 2007
Mrs. Johnson, 4th Grade, February 2007
Listening
to:
Cherokee
Cherokee
