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Lionel Hampton

I worked hard learning harmony and theory when I was growing up in Chicago in the 1920s.

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Lionel Hampton is saying that during his childhood in Chicago during the 1920s, he put a lot of effort into understanding musical harmony and theory. This shows that he valued formal music education as an important part of his development.

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