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David "Feet" Rogers was a Hawaiian lap steel guitar player and inductee into the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame in 2019. [1]He was born on February 14, 1935 [2] [3] and grew up on the island of Oʻahu in the neighborhood of Kalihi.
The origins of the word predate the 1778 arrival of Captain James Cook, as recorded in several chants stemming from that time. [4] [5] The term was generally given to people of European descent; however, as more distinct terms began to be applied to individual European cultures and other non-European nations, the word haole began to refer mostly to Americans, including American Blacks (who ...
Allen was born June 11, 1933, in Hilo, Hawaii [1] [2] In 1941 his family relocated to Honolulu. [1] Allen graduated from President William McKinley High School in 1952. [3] He began his professional career working in Hawaiian hotels, joining the musicians union in 1953 and working with Alfred Apaka.
When Malie Lyman first started studying with Akaka at age 8, he considered her to be the youngest Hawaiian steel guitar player in the world. Now 20, she is one of the best-known Hawaiian musicians ...
Solomon Hoʻopiʻi Kaʻaiʻai died November 16, 1953. His place of death has been listed alternately as Los Angeles, California, or Seattle, Washington. Bud Tutmarc, a Christian Hawaiian steel guitar player based in Seattle, was a close personal friend of Sol's and stated that Sol died in Seattle. [1]
John Keawe is a Hawaiian musician and slack key guitar player from Hawi in the North Kohala district of the Big Island of Hawaii. [1] He's most known for his song "Puuanahulu", but also for "Hawaii Island..
Kanikapila remained an annual event for 25 years, then was revived briefly in 2002 as Kalakoa Jam. [10] Later, he produced the Blue Hawaiian Moonlight concerts at the Waikiki Shell, featuring prominent names in Hawaiian music. Peter Moon was inducted into the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame in 2007. [11] Peter Moon is survived by his son, Peter ...
Makana's playing has garnered praise from such guitar luminaries as Kirk Hammett (Metallica) and Pepe Romero (Spanish Flamenco Master). [ 12 ] His debut album “Makana” was released in 1999; it won the Best World Music Album Award at the Hawaii Music Awards .