Pete Hampton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pete Hampton

American musician

Date of Birth: 07-Aug-1871

Place of Birth: Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States

Date of Death: 16-Mar-1916

Profession: songwriter, banjoist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Pete George Hampton (August 7, 1871–March 16, 1916) was an American vocalist, harmonicist, banjo player, and vaudevillian from Bowling Green, Kentucky.
He was part of various Vaudeville groups of which the most important were In Dahomey and his own Darktown Entertainers.
He made more than 150 recordings during his career in the United Kingdom and Germany between 1903 and 1911.
In 1904, he made the first harmonica recording by an African American, regarded as a pioneering example in the development of the blues harmonica style.