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Lionel Hampton [1908-2002] American

Rank: 102
Musician, Bandleader

Lionel Leo Hampton was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor. Hampton worked with jazz musicians from Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich to Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, and Quincy Jones.

Best, God, Learning

Quote	Tags	Rank
Seemed to me that drumming was the best way to get close to God.	Best, God	101
I think I love it more as I get older because I keep getting better on drums, vibes and piano.		102
Playing gives me as much good feeling now as it did when I was a bitty kid.		103
Music was our wife, and we loved her. And we stayed with her, and we clothed her, and we put diamond rings on her hands.		104
Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.		105
I worked hard learning harmony and theory when I was growing up in Chicago in the 1920s.	Learning	106
The secret is keeping busy, and loving what you do.		107
Black and white players hadn't appeared together in public before Teddy Wilson and I began working with B.G.		108
Playing is my way of thinking, talking, communicating.		109
Every day I look forward to getting with my instruments, trying new things.		110
Working with Benny was important for me and for black musicians in general.		111
I feel honored to have been a part of that dramatic change.		112
So I always figured I'd still be playing at this age.		113

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