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Slide Hampton(1932-2021)

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  • Actor
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Slide Hampton was born on 21 April 1932 in Jeannette, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for El invierno en Lisboa (1991), The Cosby Show (1984) and Diana Ross Live! The Lady Sings... Jazz & Blues: Stolen Moments (1992). He was married to Althea. He died on 18 November 2021 in Orange, New Jersey, USA.
BornApril 21, 1932
DiedNovember 18, 2021(89)
BornApril 21, 1932
DiedNovember 18, 2021(89)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

Known for

Dizzy Gillespie in El invierno en Lisboa (1991)
El invierno en Lisboa
4.2
  • Music Department
  • 1991
Lisa Bonet, Bill Cosby, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in The Cosby Show (1984)
The Cosby Show
7.4
TV Series
  • Russell's Trombone
Diana Ross Live! The Lady Sings... Jazz & Blues: Stolen Moments (1992)
Diana Ross Live! The Lady Sings... Jazz & Blues: Stolen Moments
9.1
TV Special
  • Music Department
  • 1992
Great Performances (1971)
Great Performances
7.9
TV Series
  • Self

Credits

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Music Department

  • Diana Ross Live! The Lady Sings... Jazz & Blues: Stolen Moments (1992)
    Diana Ross Live! The Lady Sings... Jazz & Blues: Stolen Moments
    9.1
    TV Special
    • musician: trombone
    • 1992
  • Dizzy Gillespie in El invierno en Lisboa (1991)
    El invierno en Lisboa
    4.2
    • music arranger
    • musical director
    • 1991

Actor

  • Lisa Bonet, Bill Cosby, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in The Cosby Show (1984)
    The Cosby Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Russell's Trombone
    • 1986

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 21, 1932
    • Jeannette, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • November 18, 2021
    • Orange, New Jersey, USA
  • Spouse
    • Althea? - 2006 (her death, 4 children)
  • Children
      Jacquelyn Hampton
  • Parents
      Clarke Hampton
  • Relatives
      Duke Hampton(Sibling)
  • Other works
    CD (as Slide Hampton Octet, with Young-Holt Unlimited): "Oh Girl/Something Sanctified" (Columbia)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Left-handed slide trombonist (hence the name), born into a musical family. Played with the R&B band of Buddy Johnson in the '50s, briefly with Lionel Hampton before joining the Maynard Ferguson Orchestra as trombonist/arranger. Subsequently became musical director for singer Lloyd Price. Latterly led his own band, World of Trombones.

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