Lionel Hampton's Quotes

Born: 1908-04-20
Profession: Musician
Nation: American
Biography of Lionel Hampton
I worked hard learning harmony and theory when I was growing up in Chicago in the 1920s.
Tags: Growing, Hard, LearningBlack and white players hadn't appeared together in public before Teddy Wilson and I began working with B.G.
Tags: Black, Together, WorkingEvery day I look forward to getting with my instruments, trying new things.
Tags: Forward, Getting, TryingI think I love it more as I get older because I keep getting better on drums, vibes and piano.
Tags: Getting, Keep, LoveMusic was our wife, and we loved her. And we stayed with her, and we clothed her, and we put diamond rings on her hands.
Tags: Music, Put, WifePlaying gives me as much good feeling now as it did when I was a bitty kid.
Tags: Feeling, Good, PlayingWorking with Benny was important for me and for black musicians in general.
Tags: Black, Musicians, Working