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
Waikiki Beachboy Party - 1963
In 1963, businessman Walter Clarke, who owned the Waltah Clarke’s Hawaiian shops in Hawaii, and from Beverly Hills to Florida, decided to throw a party for the Waikiki Beachboys that had befriended him in 1938 when he arrived from college in Palm Springs, California.
He invited all of his old beachboy friends:
Harry Robello, Turkey Love, Ox Keaulani, Splash Lyons, Chick Daniels, Steamboat Mokuahi, Panama Dave Baptiste, Fat Kala, Jimmy Hakuole, and Duke Kahanamoku.
The live recording made at the Outrigger Canoe Club was released on Duke Kahanamoku Records in 1963.
These Hawaiian music legends are gone now, but not forgotten.
Today, 55 years later, we’ll share this memorable music with you.
This week's playlist:
1- Okole Maluna – Waikiki Beachboys
2- Bye Bye Blues – Panama Dave
3- Goodbye Honolulu – Chick Daniels
4- Lei Aloha – Chick Daniels
5- Café Life – Chick Daniels
6- Hawaiian Rhapsody – Splash Lyons
7- Waikiki Chickadee – Chick Daniels
8- Waikiki – Kalakaua Aylett
9- Ahulili – Kalakaua Aylett
10- In Spite Of All – Jimmy Hakuole
11- Hui Nalu – Splash Lyons & Waikiki Beachboy
Length: 54:02 Released on: 09-28-2018 Artist/Compiled by: Various Artists
Hilo Hawaiians - 1960
In 1960, the Hilo Hawaiians recorded their debut album, “Honeymoon In Hawaii”, while they were on tour in Chicago.
The album became quite popular, originally released with a deluxe 58-page, full-color collectable booklet.
Bunny Brown played guitar, while Kihei Brown and Mona Kalima played ukulele.
Puni “Buddy” Brown played stand-up bass, and Arthur Ka’au’a played steel guitar.
All of the Hilo Hawaiians contributed vocals.
These Hawaiian music legends are gone now, but not forgotten.
Today, almost 60 years later, we’ll share this memorable music with you.
This week's playlist:
1- Hole Waimea – Hilo Hawaiians
2- Hilo March – Hilo Hawaiians
3- Haole Hula – Hilo Hawaiians
4- He Aloha No O Honolulu – Hilo Hawaiians
5- Hawaii Calls – Hilo Hawaiians
6- Enchanted Isles – Hilo Hawaiians
7- Nani Waialeale – Hilo Hawaiians
8- E Huli Ho’i Mai – Hilo Hawaiians
9- Pua Ona Ona – Hilo Hawaiians
10- Akaka Falls – Hilo Hawaiians
11- Aloha Oe – Hilo Hawaiians
Length: 52:43 Released on: 09-21-2018 Artist/Compiled by: Hilo Hawaiians
Waimea Music Festival - 1974
In 1971, three former classmates from Hawaii Preparatory Academy came together to form Panini Records.
They would eventually help to ignite the Hawaiian Renaissance with releases by the Sons of Hawaii, Gabby Pahinui, Sunday Manoa, and the Peter Moon Band.
On Sunday, May 19, 1974, at Paniolo Park, Waimea, Hawaii, the “Waimea Music Festival” was held to create a state-of-the-art live recording of the stars of that era.
Many of the Hawaiian music legends you will hear in this program are now gone, but not forgotten.
Today, almost 45 years later, we’ll share this memorable music with you.
This week's playlist:
1- Waimea Cowboy – Sonny Chillingworth
2- Makee Ailana – Sonny Chillingworth
3- Ua Nani O Nu’uanu – Na Leo O Nu’uanu
4- Hi’ilawe – Gabby Pahinui
5- Livin’ On A Easy – Gabby Pahinui
6- Ka Ua Loku – Gabby Pahinui
7- Ahe Lau Makani – Sunday Manoa
8- He’eia – Sunday Manoa
9- Ku’u Lei Hoku – Genoa Keawe
10- Alika – Genoa Keawe
Length: 52:53 Released on: 09-14-2018 Artist/Compiled by: Various Artists
Kilohana Kollection - Volume 28
A young woman born and raised in Honolulu, traveled all the way to Paris, France, to find a new life.
But Hawaii followed her to France. Eventually, her French-born daughter wanted to learn the hula, so Kilohana Kwock Silve, a trained hula practitioner already, taught her French daughter the hula. More French women came, and more countries followed.
An elderly Frenchman brought her his cherished Hawaiian record collection, and gave it to her for safekeeping.
Eventually, Kilohana packed it all up and brought it back home to Manoa, O’ahu, Hawaii.
Today, we’ll resume our mini-series, now in our 4th summer of sharing even more of the treasures that we’ve culled from the Kilohana Kollection, in Volume 28.
For this final episode, we’ll feature Waikiki and 49th State Records 45-rpms!
So today, 60 years later, we’ll share this music.
