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Classic Hawaiian Steel Guitar Performances 1933-1934


Sol Ho`opi`i

Copyright Year(s): 2007
Genre: HAPA HAOLE
Format: CD
Price: $0.00
NO LONGER AVAILABLE

Track List & Samples

(Tracks with sample are bold.)
  1. I Like You
  2. Drifting and Dreaming
  3. I Want Someone To Love Me
  4. King's Serenade
  5. King Kamehameha (take A)
  6. Kolopa
  7. Don't Stop Loving Me
  8. Akaka Falls
  9. My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua Hawaii
  10. Weave A Lei - Flower Lei
  11. An Orange Grove in California
  12. Aloha Beloved
  13. The Lei Vendor
  14. On Our Parting Day
  15. There's Nothing Else to Do in Malakamokalu
  16. My Hawaiian Queen
  17. Midnight's Near
  18. (Hapa Haole) Hula Girl
  19. Hula Blues
  20. Under the Tropical Moon
  21. Ten Tiny Toes, One Baby Nose
  22. Oh Lady Be Good
  23. King Kamehameha (take B)
  24. It's Hard to Say Goodbye

Album Notes

Sol Ho`opi`i is considered to be one of the greatest Hawaiian steel guitar players ever. He was the first Hawaiian guitarist to incorporate jazz improvisation into his playing and his style was very influential to other steel guitarists in all genres, including early western swing electric steel players.

These recordings he made on acoustic steel guitar with his Novelty Quartette are the last before he switched to the electric guitar and represent the pinnacle of his performing skill. This compilation includes 24 tracks, many of which have never been reissued, and the sound quality is far superior to all previous reissues of his music.

This CD is a must for all fans of Hawaiian music, western swing, and early jazz guitar. These are historical recordings, made in 1933 and 1934.


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