Profile: Lionel Hampton's vibraphone finds a place in the Smithsonian

From: Morning Edition (NPR) | Date: January 31, 2001| Author: BOB EDWARDS | Copyright information


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01-31-2001

Profile: Lionel Hampton's vibraphone finds a place in the Smithsonian

Host: BOB EDWARDS
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BOB EDWARDS, host:

When jazz vibraphonist Lionel Hampton is asked his age, he tells people he's 25-plus. Actually, he's 25 plus 68. That's 93 years old. Or maybe he's 92. There's some dispute over the exact year of his birth in Louisville. Yesterday, the jazz legend was here in Washington to d...

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