A quartette is a group of four instrumentalists, four singers, or a group of four doing both playing and singing.
The classic traditional Hawaiian quartette normally features four individuals playing the ukulele, the guitar, the upright bass, and the Hawaiian steel guitar.
Many quartettes add four-part harmony to their performances as well.
We’ll trace the evolution of quartets on Hawaiian recordings, all the way from the vaudeville stages of Manhattan to the hotel stages of Waikiki.
This week's playlist:
1- Sweet Little Sweetheart – Eddie Bush Quartette
2- Na Lei O Hawaii – Roy Smeck Quartette
3- Maile Lau Li’i Li’i – Kalama’s Quartette
4- Lei Pakalana – Richard Kauhi Quartet
5- Au E – Hoot Gibson’s Hawaiian Foursome
6- Yaka Hula Hickey Dula – Avon Comedy Four
7- Pa’ahana – Andy Aiona’s Novelty Four
8- Wai’ale’ale – Sol Ho’opi’i Novelty Quartette
9- That Girl From Hawaii – Hawaiian Recording Quartet
10- The Honolulu Hickey Boola Boo – The American Quartette
11- Ho’onaunau Paka – Ray Kinney’s Hawaiian Quartet
Length: 54:19 Released on: 09-20-2019 Artist/Compiled by: Various Artists
