[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 66 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 66

Expressing the sense of Congress that Lionel Hampton should be honored 
                for his contributions to American music.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 26, 2009

  Mr. Rangel submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of Congress that Lionel Hampton should be honored 
                for his contributions to American music.

Whereas Lionel Hampton was one of the Nation's greatest jazz musicians, 
        composers, and band leaders;
Whereas Lionel Hampton was one of the first musicians to play the vibraphone in 
        jazz, setting the standard for mastery of that instrument;
Whereas Lionel Hampton nurtured and inspired many of the greatest performers of 
        jazz music who would go on to fame in their own right;
Whereas Lionel Hampton shattered the racial barriers of his time when he was 
        recruited to perform with the Benny Goodman band in the 1930s, creating 
        for the first time an integrated public face of jazz music;
Whereas Lionel Hampton, with his performances around the world, was a musical 
        ambassador of goodwill and friendship for the United States;
Whereas Lionel Hampton was never deterred by fame from contributing to the 
        Harlem, New York, community that he viewed as his home;
Whereas Lionel Hampton was active in the development of affordable housing, such 
        as Harlem's Gladys Hampton Houses, named after his late wife, the former 
        Gladys Riddle;
Whereas Lionel Hampton performed at the White House under Republican and 
        Democratic presidents and was honored with the Presidential Gold Medal 
        by President Bill Clinton; and
Whereas Lionel Hampton was born in Louisville, Kentucky on April 20, 1908, and 
        died in New York City on August 31, 2002: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that Lionel Hampton should be honored 
for his contributions to American music and for his work as an 
ambassador of goodwill and democracy.
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