The Lionel Hampton Story 1908-2002
1960-1975
 

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Last Update: 2010, April 2.

1961

Lionel Hampton and his Big Band play in Dusseldorf.
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1960

Jazz Festival Vrabrik Jazz: Lionel Hampton and the Big Band
 

1961

Hampton kneeling kissing ring of new Cardinal Archbischop Joseph Ritter of St Louis in Rome.
 

1961

Lobby card from AMERICA BY NIGHT, 1961, starring Lionel Hampton, Lou Elliot,
     Red Garter, Los Caribes, etc. This is an original Mexican lobby card.

1961

Ken's Spotlight on Las Vegas
Lionel Hampton on the cover.
 

1962

Down Beat Magazine 1962, May
with Hamp on the cover.

1964

Lionel Hampton and Billy Mackel. (Photo, Avon Mackel Archive)

Billy Mackel was original banjo player, playing around his birthplace of Baltimore during the early 1930’s.
Switchingto electric guitar he led his own group from 1940, until he joined Lionel Hampton in 1944.
Mackel was Hampton’s most loyalsideman, he toured and recorded with Hamp with only brief
interruptions until at least the early 1980’s.
He is omnipresent on Hamp’s "Tempo's Boogie-" from October 1944. Hans Bebop.

Billy Mackel began playing for Lionel Hampton in 1944.  From that time until he retired from
Hampton's band in 1978, he played almost exclusively with Hampton. For a brief period
Mackel played for the Billy Williams, the writer/performer of  the song "I'm Going to Sit
Right Down and Write Myself a Letter."  Mackel's last recording with Hampton was
probably in 1978.   Upon Mackel's retirement from Hampton's
band in 1978, Hampton gave him a solid gold watch with the inscription "To Mackel, Thanks
for a great 32 - Hamp."  After Mackel's retirement, he occasionally played for and was
"featured" by Hampton whenever Hampton came to the Baltimore, Md.-Washington, D.C.area. 
Billy Mackel's last gig with Hampton was in 1982.
Avon Mackel
http://www.lionelhampton.nl/billymackelstory.html

'60

Good Luck for Jim

1965

Ray Bolger, Jimmy Bradford, Lionel Hampton
At theThe Hollywood Palace ABC TV Network  1965, Juny 11.

1966

Photo by Francine Winham
Newport Jazz festival 1966.
 

1966

Lionel Hampton and Cris Calloway.
Me and Lionel Hampton.  My first BIG job.
This was at an old Supper Club in Framingham, Mass, 1966
Notice the hair.  WIG.. ON BACKWARDS.. but it looked.
( Chris is the daughter from the late Cab Calloway).


You can't make this stuff up.The Boogaloo??? Oh Yes Dear, this WAS the 60's.
I had this gig with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, and opart of the finale and
opart of the finale was to invite some guy up from the audience to dance with
 me while Lionel beat the shit out of the drums. I was great "Show Business".


Me and Lionel making nice for the camera.
Photos Chris Calloway Archive..
 

1967

LIONEL HAMPTON. Musician Signed Card.

1967

The Band play on The Berliner Jazz-Tage.
Novenber 1969
 Photo Website

1969

Down Beat Magazine 1969, February
with Lionel Hampton on the cover.

1972

Lee Morgan and Lionel Hampton. 1972, April.

1970
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Ron Aprea play Tenorsax By Hamp from 1970??-????
Brookhaven Concert 1970
Lionel Hampton, Ron Aprea and Louis Armstrong.
This photo at Brookhaven was taken by a guest with e Polaroid Camera.
Satchmo autographed the back.
 

1973

Ron Aprea and Lionel Hampton
Disneyland CA Concert, 1974

1973

Ron, Hamp and Rich Little (Impressenionist)
Syracuse State Fair aroud 1973.

1974

Steve Madeo, Ron Aprea and John Lennon.
Recording Session, Record Plant, NYG.1974 Walls&Bridgesalbum

1974

Ramsy Lewis TV Show, Chicago Illinios, March 1974.
Hamp's was grow and so has Rons hair.
Ron Aprea, Tenorsax (solo) and Saxophonisis Ray German and Milt Histler.
Hamp also expanded brass section to three trumpets.
Hamp at left mopping brow. Those cameraslight were hot.


Ron and his wife Angela DeNiro at Home 19??
 Ron and Angela's website -
Ron and Angela NOW!
2002 Videoclip: Avalon 5.20min. Ron's Big Band and Angela Vocal. Click-

1973

Frank with Lionel Hampton, Phil Zito, and Ellis Marsallis.
 Frank and The Dukes of Dixieland

'70


The photo was taken during the 1970's. Left: Billy Mackel.
The conga player sitting to the right of Hamp is Dennis Monez from Bermuda. 
The percussion player standing the back between Bill and Hamp is Charlie Gordon 
(also Hamps personal valet) and the electric bass player is Eustis Guillamet. 
The drummer is Kenny Bolds. Foto from the Avon Mackel Archive.


Lionel Hampton and Billy Mackel Guitar.
Photo: Avon Mackel Archive.
 
 


 
 

Lionel Hampton, Ron aprea, louis Armstrong, angela deniro.