Hampton, Lionel (1909–2002)
US jazz musician. He was a top bandleader of the 1940s and 1950s. Originally a drummer, Hampton introduced the vibraphone, an electronically vibrated percussion instrument, to jazz music. With the Benny Goodman band from 1936, he fronted his own big band 1941–65 and subsequently led small groups.
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