In 1947, Peter Harding Dillingham, an investment banker, and son of Harold Garfield Dillingham, was 26 years old, and moonlighted as an accomplished steel guitarist.
With impressive skills and abundant resources, he was a student of Elmer Lee, and later Jake Keli’ikoa.
Peter decided to purchase a session with the Bell Records Company, and record his performance with Bill Akamuhou and his Nautical Hawaiians, one of the top post-war groups in Hawaii at the time.
The resulting 12 sides were distributed to his family and friends in a limited edition 78rpm pressing.
He re-released another limited edition on CD in 1999, which we debuted on Territorial Airwaves.
Today, 70 years after the initial release and 20 years since the re-release, we’ll share this memorable music with you.
This week's playlist:
1- Kama’aina – Peter Dillingham w/ Nautical Hawaiians
2- Moana Chimes - Peter Dillingham w/ Nautical Hawaiians
3- Na Moku Eha - Peter Dillingham w/ Nautical Hawaiians
4- Pohai Kealoha - Peter Dillingham w/ Nautical Hawaiians
5- When Evening Falls - Peter Dillingham w/ Nautical Hawaiians
6- Palisa - Peter Dillingham w/ Nautical Hawaiians
7- Maui Chimes - Peter Dillingham w/ Nautical Hawaiians
8- Lovely Sapphire of the Tropics – Peter Dillingham
9- White Ginger Blossoms - Peter Dillingham w/ Nautical Hawaiians
10- Haleakala Hula - Peter Dillingham w/ Nautical Hawaiians
11- Maori Brown Eyes - Peter Dillingham w/ Nautical Hawaiians
Length: 54:24 Released on: 10-05-2018 Artist/Compiled by: Bill Akamuhou & Nautical Hawaiians
