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Aloha Joe's Steel Guitar Hour | Where to Find the Recordings "Lei Of Stars - Hawaii's Legendary Artists"Alfred Apaka, Genoa Keawe, and others 
At the risk of repeating myself in this column, Cord International/Hana Ola Records has done it again! "Lei Of Stars - Hawaii's Legendary Artists", produced by Michael Cord and Harry B. Soria, Jr. is a "must have" CD whether you play steel or not... This recording is a collection of "gems gathered from an array of legendary talent" says Harry B's liner notes. That it is. Gathered from the outpourings of "49th State Hawai`i Records" and "Bell Records", during the boomtown, post-WWII Waikiki years, this recording gives you 20 cuts to hear Alfred Apaka, George Kainapau, Benny Kalama, Alvin Kaleolani Isaacs, Andy Cummings, Gabby Pahinui, Richard Kauhi, Genoa Keawe, and more. Then there is such choice steel playing as David Malo, Tommy Castro, Pua Almeida. "Splash" Lyons, Walter Wailehua, and best of all Jules Ah See on "Sand" and "Hula Blues". Want more? How about Bill Lincoln's wonderful male falsetto on "My Lovely Hawaiian Maid", and the Royal Hawaiian Serenaders singing R. Alex Anderson's "I'll Weave a Lei of Stars For You". Also by Andy Anderson "White Ginger Blossoms", the song he wrote because film star Mary Pickford told him she'd never heard a song about the white ginger flower. Aunty Genoa Keawe gives you her breathless best on "E Mama E", and a fond farewell in "My Hawaiian Souvenirs". HSGA * HAWAIIAN
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