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Hawaii Calls was a radio program broadcast live from Waikiki Beach from 1935 through 1975 that reached 750 stations world-wide at the height of its popularity. [1]: 46 It featured live Hawaiian music by an 11-piece dance orchestra conducted by Harry Owens, the composer of "Sweet Leilani".
Harry Robert Owens was born April 18, 1902, in O'Neill, Nebraska. He learned to play the cornet ... Hula House, 1970. External links. Harry Owens at IMDb;
Harry Owens is the main performer for Disc 1, ... "Lovely Hula Hands", recorded February 19, 1940 "May Day Is Lei Day In Hawaii", recorded February 19, 1940 ...
Kumu hula, dancer, chanter and teacher, who was considered the high priestess of the ancient hula [91] Napua Stevens: 1918–1990 2013 Hawaiian entertainer, singer, hula dancer, musician, teacher, radio-TV personality, producer and author [92] Harry Owens: 1902–1986 2012 Composer of "Sweet Leilani" [39] George Kainapau: 1905–1992 2012 ...
Hilo Hattie, who claimed to have never had a hula lesson in her life, [4] ran with it as a comedy piece, and it became a huge success in its time. Clara legally changed her name to Hilo Hattie, when she performed her second signature song, The Cockeyed Mayor of Kaunakakai , in the movie Song of the Islands .
Both McIntire strumming ensembles are included in the second album, also of 10 sides, with two sides cut with Harry Owens’s full band. Second set includes several selections at a livelier beat, with "Trade Winds" the top song favorite … For Der Bingle and hula fans, there’s enough in these two packages to last a lifetime. [3]
“There is no society that can survive without strong men,” Owens, 31, tweeted at the time, adding, “Bring back manly men.” What We Learned From Harry Styles’ ‘Vogue’ Interview
Two sequels were written to "Little Grass Shack" in 1934, Johnny Noble getting partial credit for both. "I've Found a Little Grass Skirt for My Little Grass Shack in Hawaii" is credited to Noble and Harry Owens, who took over for Noble as leader of the Royal Hawaiian Orchestra when Noble stepped down to concentrate on song publishing. [33]