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Harry Owens and his Royal Hawaiians played "Sweet Leilani" in the 1938 Fred MacMurray film Cocoanut Grove. The soundtrack also featured the Owens-penned songs '"Cocoanut Grove" and "Dreamy Hawaiian Moon." They also appeared in the 1942 Betty Grable film Song of the Islands. In 1949, Owens started to appear regularly on television.
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 Owens wrote the song on October 20, 1934 for his daughter Leilani, who was born the previous day. Leilani is a popular Hawaiian name, meaning "heavenly garland of flowers" (not "heavenly flower").
Harry Tobias, Percy Wenrich: September 11, 1937: Lani McIntire and His Hawaiians: 2:45 Disc 6 (1845): A. "Sweet Hawaiian Chimes" Lani McIntire, George McConnell, Dick Sanford: April 13, 1938: Harry Owens and His Royal Hawaiian Hotel Orchestra: 2:55 B. "Little Angel" Harry Owens: April 13, 1938: Harry Owens and His Royal Hawaiian Hotel Orchestra ...
These previously issued songs were featured on a 5-disc, 78 rpm album set, Decca Album No. 193. Harry Owens is the main performer for Disc 1, as Bing Crosby is for Disc 2 and Frances Langford backed by Dick McIntire are for Discs 3 and 4, while Dick McIntire is the main performer for Disc 5.
A. "Hawaiian Paradise" Harry Owens: August 8, 1936: Dick McIntire and His Harmony Hawaiians: 2:41 B. "South Sea Island Magic" Andy Iona Long, Lysle Tomerlin: August 8, 1936: Dick McIntire and His Harmony Hawaiians: 3:01 Disc 3 (25011): A. "Sweet Leilani" Harry Owens: February 22, 1937: Lani McIntire and His Hawaiians: 2:40 B. "Blue Hawaii" Leo ...
The 2002 movie features a pair of standout tracks — "He Mele No Lilo" and "Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride" — sung in Hawaiian and English by Mark Kealiʻi Hoʻomalu and members of the Kamehameha ...
Hilo Hattie is the brand name of a group of stores selling Hawaiian and Hawaiian-themed merchandise. The stores were founded by Richard and Evelyn Margolis in 1965 and operated by the Margolis Manufacturing and Retail Company (Hilo, Hawaii) until the sale of the company to James Romig of Pomare Ltd in 1979.