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Israel Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole [a] (May 20, 1959 – June 26, 1997), also called Braddah IZ or just simply IZ, was a Native Hawaiian musician and singer. He achieved commercial success and popularity outside of Hawaii with his 1993 studio album, Facing Future .
The building security found Israel a large steel chair. "Then I put up some microphones, do a quick sound check, roll tape, and the first thing he does is 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow.' He played and sang, one take, and it was over." [2] At the time, copies of the acoustic recording were made only for Kamakawiwoʻole himself and Bertosa. [3]
Alone in IZ World is an album by the Hawaiian musician Israel Kamakawiwo'ole released in 2001, 4 years after his death in 1997. The album has charted on several of Billboard’s album charts. These are: [2] Top Independent Albums (47 weeks on the chart between 2001 and 2003, peaking at #6)
"Over the Rainbow", also known as "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", is a ballad by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg. [1] It was written for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, in which it was sung by actress Judy Garland [2] in her starring role as Dorothy Gale.
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The name was changed to the Makaha Sons after Israel Kamakawiwoʻole went solo. [3] The band started its career as an opening act at a small nightclub called Uptown Yokos. The group has changed members several times, [4] with the original version of the band ending with Skippy Kamakawiwoʻole died of a heart attack in 1982. [1]
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