Hampton was born on 20th April 1908 in Louisville, Kentucky, but moved to Chicago as a child, where he began his career as a drummer. He relocated to Los Angeles to play drums in Les Hite's band. They soon became the house band for Frank Sebastian's New Cotton Club, a popular L.A. jazz club.
During a 1930 recording date in the NBC studios in L.A., Louis Armstrong discovered a vibraphone. He asked Hampton if he could play it. Hampton, who knew how to play the xylophone, tried it and they agreed to record a few records with Hamp on vibes. Hampton is credited with popularizing the vibraphone as a jazz instrument.
In the mid-1930s, the Benny Goodman Orchestra came to Los Angeles to play the Palomar Ballroom. John Hammond brought Goodman to see Hampton play. Goodman asked Hampton to move to New York City and join Goodman, Teddy Wilson, and Gene Krupa who'd already formed a Benny Goodman Trio within the large band - to expand into the Benny Goodman Quartet. The Trio and Quartet were among the first racially integrated bands to record and play before wide audiences; they were just as well received at Goodman's famous 1938 Carnegie Hall concert as was the full Goodman band.
While Hampton worked for Goodman in New York, he recorded with several different small groups known as the Lionel Hampton Orchestra as well as assorted small groups within the Goodman band. In the early 40s he left the Goodman organization to form his own touring band.
Hampton's band fostered the talents of Illinois Jacquet, Dexter Gordon, Ernie Royal, Jack McVea, Charlie Mingus, Monk Montgomery, Wes Montgomery, Quincy Jones, Benny Golson, Fats Navarro, Kenny Dorham, Clifford Brown, Dinah Washington, Betty Carter, Joe Williams, Arnett Cobb, Earl Bostic, and John Colianni among many others.
Hampton's recording of "Flying Home" (1939) with the famous honking tenor sax solo by Jacquet, later refined and expanded by Cobb (1946), is considered by some to be the first rock and roll record. He was known for his tireless energy and his skill on the vibes, drums, and lightning speed two-fingered piano. The bars on the vibraphone are laid out like the piano; Hampton played both instruments the same way.
Beginning in the mid-1980s, Hampton and his band started playing at the University of Idaho's jazz concert, which in 1985 was renamed the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival. In 1987 the University's music college was renamed the Lionel Hampton School of Music, the first and only university music college to be named after a jazz musician.
Lionel Hampton died of cardiac arrest at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York on 31st August 2002. He was buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York.
after you’ve gone
Lionel Hampton Lyrics
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How could you tell me that you're goin' away?
Don't say that we must part,
Don't break your baby's heart
You know I've loved you for these many years,
Loved you night and day,
Oh! honey baby, can't you see my tears?
After you've gone and left me cryin'
After you've gone there's no denyin'
You'll feel blue, you'll feel sad
You'll miss the dearest pal you've ever had
There'll come a time, now don't forget it
There'll come a time when you'll regret it
Someday, when you grow lonely
Your heart will break like mine and you'll want me only
After you've gone, after you've gone away
After you've gone and left me cryin'
After you've gone there's no denyin'
You're gonna feel blue, and you're gonna feel sad
You're gonna feel bad
And you'll miss, and you'll miss,
And you'll miss the bestest pal you ever had
There'll come a time, now don't forget it
There'll come a time when you'll regret it
But baby, think what you're doin'
I'm gonna haunt you so, I'm gonna taunt you so
It's gonna drive you to ruin
After you've gone, after you've gone away.
The lyrics to Lionel Hampton's song "After You" depict a heartbroken narrator pleading with their departing lover not to leave them. The opening lines express the singer's disbelief: "How could you tell me that you're goin' away? Don't say that we must part, don't break your baby's heart." It's clear that the singer is deeply in love with the addressee, and the prospect of being separated from them is devastating.
As the song progresses, the singer warns the addressee of the pain they will feel once they're gone: "You'll feel blue, you'll feel sad, you'll miss the dearest pal you've ever had." The singer is convinced that the addressee will regret leaving them, and that they will come to realize the depth of the singer's love. The final lines of the song are haunting: "But baby, think what you're doin', I'm gonna haunt you so, I'm gonna taunt you so, it's gonna drive you to ruin, after you've gone, after you've gone away."
Hampton's "After You" is a classic example of a torch song. Torch songs are typically slow, sad love songs that express the sorrow and angst of unrequited love or a broken relationship. "After You" fits firmly within this tradition, with its melancholy melody and lyrics that express heartache and despair. The song was first recorded in 1927 by singer Marion Harris, and has since been covered by a number of artists, including Billie Holiday and Johnny Cash.
Line by Line Meaning
Now won't you listen honey, while I say,
I need you to pay attention to what I'm about to say
How could you tell me that you're goin' away?
Why did you have to tell me that you're leaving?
Don't say that we must part,
Please don't suggest that we have to break up
Don't break your baby's heart
I'm begging you, don't hurt me like this
You know I've loved you for these many years,
I've been in love with you for a long time
Loved you night and day,
I've loved you day and night, all the time
Oh! honey baby, can't you see my tears?
I'm crying and I need you to notice how much this hurts me
Listen while I say
Please pay attention to what I'm about to express
After you've gone and left me cryin'
Once you've left me and I'm crying
After you've gone there's no denyin'
It's undeniable that you will eventually leave
You'll feel blue, you'll feel sad
You will feel down and unhappy
You'll miss the dearest pal you've ever had
You'll realize how much you miss the closest friend you've ever had
There'll come a time, now don't forget it
Events will take place in the future and don't ignore that fact
There'll come a time when you'll regret it
You'll regret your choice eventually
Someday, when you grow lonely
At some point in time, you'll become lonely
Your heart will break like mine and you'll want me only
You'll experience the pain I'm feeling and only then will you realize how much you want me
You're gonna feel blue, and you're gonna feel sad
You won't be happy and you will feel down
You're gonna feel bad
You will feel guilty for hurting me
And you'll miss, and you'll miss,
You'll regret not being with me
And you'll miss the bestest pal you ever had
You'll realize that I was the best friend you had
But baby, think what you're doin'
Please consider what you're doing
I'm gonna haunt you so, I'm gonna taunt you so
I'll keep coming back in your thoughts and make you feel guilty
It's gonna drive you to ruin
This guilt will drive you to destruction
After you've gone, after you've gone away.
Once you've left completely and permanently
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Henry Creamer, Turner Layton, Ray Sherman
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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