Hall of Fame 1984

by Rick Mattingly “Lionel Hampton inspired me to play the vibraphone,” said Milt Jackson, the innovative vibraphonist of the Modern Jazz Quartet. “He was the first one of note to play it, but more important, I liked how dynamic he was. And the way he blended with groups and the way he played in front…

by Frederick D. Fairchild World renowned businessman and percussionist Carroll Bratman was the founder and owner of Carroll Sound, Inc. Starting percussion in 1921 as a member of the Baltimore Evening Sun Newsboys Band, he studied with Harry Soistmann and Adolph Riehl, received a scholarship to Peabody Conservatory in 1924, and in one year was…