Lionel Hampton
AUDIO
Interview by Steve Roeser, Rock's Backpages Audio, 1983
The hard-swinging vibraphonist takes us back to the '30s LA club scene, taking up vibes, joining Benny Goodman and discovering Dinah Washington.
File format: mp3; file size: 29mb, interview length: 31' 39" sound quality: ***
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