AMERICAN MUSIC SERIES                                                                  234 a-b

Lionel Hampton with

Vivian Perlis

New York, New York

December 23, 1993

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Side a                                                                                                             p.1- 15

biggest influences;  Gladys (wife) and Louis Armstrong--musical origins; drums, vibes, vibraharp, tympanies--early teacher; Major N. Clark Smith--recording with Louis--starts own band after Les Hite Orchestra, in L.A.--contact and engagements with Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa, Teddy Wilson, recordings with RCA Victor in Hollywood--joins Benny Goodman (in NYC) and tours with Goodman Quartet--joins Gene Krupa in Philadelphia--Sextet with Charlie Christian and Artie Bernstein--interested in the careers of young musicians today--Dinah Washington (Chicago, D.C., and Baltimore) and Joe Williams--impressions of working with Goodman--Sammy Davis, Jr.--meeting Pope John Paul with Louis--Italy/ San Remo--early teacher Sister Petra at Holy Rosary Academy in WI--Grandmother as “momma” and southern matriarch--University of Southern California--Gladys Hampton

Side b                                                                                                                        p. 15-22

tour of Israel; meets Moshe Dayan, Chaim Weizmann and David Ben-Gurion--reciting the Shekinah--performing for huge audiences in Ramagon--meets Rabbi--Lionel Hampton School of Music; University of Idaho (Moscow, Idaho)--trip to Argentina--personal identity as composer and performer--adoration for early ‘geniuses’; Parker, Davis, etc.--re-emergence of classic jazz and its popularity--noted absence of modern-day ‘Count Basies’--energetic performances