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Lionel Hampton's 90th birthday Item Info
![Inscription reads "July 23, 1998 in the East Room of the White House-Washington, DC The President and Mrs. Clinton invited Lionel Hampton to be their guest at the White house, along with his band, to celebrate his 90th birthday (actually April 20) and to honor him for his vast[?] contributions to jazz during his lifetime. 150 invited guests attended. Lionel's Band was introduced by Hillary Clinton along with an eloquent speech by her about Lionel's musical gifts to the world & how important jazz was as an American Ambassador. The Band [?] many numbers to tumultuous applause & then President Clinton accepted Lionel's invitation to play &[?] [?] with a beautiful rendition of 'My Funny Valentine'](https://objects.lib.uidaho.edu/ijc/hampton_collection/ijc_lionel_hampton_3023.jpg)
- Title:
- Lionel Hampton's 90th birthday
- Date Created (ISO Standard):
- 1998-07-23
- Description:
- 5 x 7 inch photograph. Lionel Hampton on vibraphone and Bill Clinton on saxophone in the East Room of the White House celebrating Hampton's 90th birthday. Washington D.C. Inscription on back reads "July 23, 1998 in the East Room of the White House-Washington, DC The President and Mrs. Clinton invited Lionel Hampton to be their guest at the White house, along with his band, to celebrate his 90th birthday (actually April 20) and to honor him for his vast[?] contributions to jazz during his lifetime. 150 invited guests attended. Lionel's Band was introduced by Hillary Clinton along with an eloquent speech by her about Lionel's musical gifts to the world & how important jazz was as an American Ambassador. The Band [?] many numbers to tumultuous applause & then President Clinton accepted Lionel's invitation to play &[?] [?] with a beautiful rendition of 'My Funny Valentine'
- Subjects:
- Hampton, Lionel--Archives
- Source:
- IJC MG 001, Box 11, Folder 11, International Jazz Collections, University of Idaho Special Collections and Archives, https://www.ijc.uidaho.edu
- Source Identifier:
- LH.III.2574
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Lionel Hampton's 90th birthday", Lionel Hampton Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.ijc.uidaho.edu/hampton_collection/items/ijc_lionel_hampton_3024.html
Rights
- Rights:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted. For more information, please contact University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives Department at libspec@uidaho.edu.
- Standardized Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/