Lionel Hampton Autographs
Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, percussionist, and bandleader. He worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich, to Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, and Quincy Jones. In 1992, he was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, and he was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1996.
Hampton was a member of the executive committee of the Writers and Artists for Peace in the Middle East, a pro-Israel group. In 1984, he signed a letter protesting German arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
Lionel Hampton was born in 1908 in Louisville, Kentucky, and was raised by his mother. Shortly after he was born, he and his mother moved to her hometown of Birmingham, Alabama. He spent his early childhood in Kenosha, Wisconsin, before he and his family moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1916. As a youth, Hampton was a member of the Bud Billiken Club, an alternative to the Boy Scouts of America, which was off-limits because of racial segregation.
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Current items with a signature of Lionel Hampton
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Traded items with a signature of Lionel Hampton
The most expensive item with a signature of Lionel Hampton (JAZZ LEGENDS Autographed Framed Poster Lionel Hampton Junior Mance Milt Hinton) was sold in August 2025 for $994.95 while the cheapest item (NobleSpirit NO RESERVE {3970} Jazz Musician Lionel Hampton Autographed 1993 FDC) found a new owner for $0.01 in April 2017. The month with the most items sold (25) was December 2025 with an average selling price of $125.99 for an autographed item of Lionel Hampton. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2013 with $249.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.25 was December 2013. In average, an autographed item from Lionel Hampton is worth $45.00.
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