Lionel Hampton loses priceless mementos when fire destroys his N.Y. apartment.(jazz musician)(Brief Article)

From: Jet | Date: January 27, 1997 | Copyright information

Lionel Hampton, one of the world's foremost jazz musicians, recently lost priceless personal mementos when fire destroyed his Manhattan, NY, apartment.

"It burned up my piano and a set of drums," Hampton said. "And my vibraphone is gone, too."

The legendary vibraphonist, who uses a wheelchair since suffering two strokes, was not injured when fire swept through his 28th-floor apartment. He was rescued by two attendants working...

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