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Topic: Lionel Hampton

Vital Stats

The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:

Most admires:

Chris Rock

Dream job(s):

Favorite TV show(s):

Here's Lucy, Saturday Night Live

Favorite era(s):

1930s, 1940s

Favorite composer(s):

Rachmaninoff, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky

Favorite movie(s):

The Blues Brothers

Listens to:

Jazz, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis

Favorite sportsperson(s):

Mickey Mantle (baseball)

Ultimate fantasy(s):

Being Dolly Parton's slave

Favorite type of dance(s):

Swing, Ballet

Favorite quote(s):

"Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung." - Voltaire (1694-1778)
"Too many pieces of music finish too long after the end." - Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)

Expert Talk

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Miles Rhodes,
Wine Taster

The two restaurants and the famous Lionel Hampton Jazz Club are an ideal setting to unwind in.
Lionel Hampton's huge contribution to jazz can scarcely be measured.

Pete Trengle,
Bass Player

McKuen went on to become a contract player at Universal Studios and a vocalist with Lionel Hampton's band and amassed a considerable following as a recording artist and nightclub performer before becoming a best-selling author in the 1960s.
She was the Outstanding Flute Soloist at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in 2001 competing with high school musicians across the country.
Jazz legend Lionel Hampton, who took the vibraphone from the world of radio broadcasts to an improvisational jazz instrument, died Saturday leaving behind a legacy that will echo in music for years to come.

Keith Tennant,
Factory Worker

This chestnut is often associated with Benny Goodman and Lionel Hampton, although it predates them.

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