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Ho always honored the military remembering his own years of military service. In 1963, he moved the Kāneʻohe Honey's to Waikīkī. After much success, and little room to grow, promoter Kimo Wilder McVay sought Don to play at a night club called Duke's owned by Duke Kahanamoku, where he caught the attention of record company officials.
Don Hồ, whose real name is Hồ Mạnh Dũng, was born on February 22, 1962, in Saigon, Vietnam. His family originally came from northern Vietnam, but they left in 1954 through Operation Passage to Freedom, fleeing the encroachment of communist rule over North Vietnam.
Ho, known for his 1966 song “Tiny Bubbles” from his album of the same name, melded Hawaiian music with pop, and worked in the business for almost five decades.
Lee's own version was released the day before his death with the album The Extraordinary Kui Lee. [14] By the end of December, Roger Williams' version peaked at twenty-four on the Billboard Hot 100. [15] Ho included a newly recorded version of "I'll Remember You" on his 1968 album, The Don Ho Show.
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Child actress Donna Butterworth, who lit up the screen in the '60s alongside icons like Elvis Presley and Jerry Lewis, died earlier this month after a long illness.
McVay was born September 16, 1927, in Washington, D.C.. His father was Navy Captain Charles Butler McVay III. [1] His mother was American heiress Kinau Wilder III (1902–1992), great-granddaughter of settler missionary physician and politician Gerrit Parmele Judd, and granddaughter of shipping magnate Samuel Gardner Wilder.
His music could be worth $10 to $15 million to him. This kid's ready right now." [11] The same year, Lee signed a five-year recording contract with Music of Polynesia's subsidiary Palm Records. [5] "I'll Remember You" was included on Ho's debut studio album, Don Ho Show, released on Reprise Records. [12]