Robert L. Williams was born on September 19, 1921 in Savannah, Georgia.
He passed away in Inglewood, California on February 16, 2002.
Billy Ward & his Dominoes were one of the best selling American rhythm & blues groups of the 1950s.
In 1957, Billy Ward & the Dominoes played the 49th State Fair at the Honolulu Stadium on King Street in Honolulu.
Upon his return to Hollywood, Billy Ward began working on a Hawaii-themed album.
Join us now for “Billy Ward”, as we share his memorable 1959 recording in tribute to Hawaii!
This week's playlist:
1- I’ll Weave A Lei Of Stars – Billy Ward w/ Orchestra & Chorus
2- Hurricane - Billy Ward w/ Orchestra & Chorus
3- A Lei, A Candle, And A Prayer - Billy Ward w/ Orchestra & Chorus
4- Behave Hula Girl - Billy Ward w/ Orchestra & Chorus
5- Moonlight & Shadows - Billy Ward w/ Orchestra & Chorus
6- Blue Hawaii - Billy Ward w/ Orchestra & Chorus
7- Trade Winds - Billy Ward w/ Orchestra & Chorus
8- Pagan Love Song - Billy Ward w/ Orchestra & Chorus
9- Bird Of Paradise - Billy Ward w/ Orchestra & Chorus
10- Magic Island - Billy Ward w/ Orchestra & Chorus
11- Hawaiian Wedding Song - Billy Ward w/ Orchestra & Chorus
12- Aloha Oe - Billy Ward w/ Orchestra & Chorus
Length: 52:30 Released on: 03-30-2012 Artist/Compiled by: Billy Ward
Waikiki is one of the loveliest places in the world to watch a sunset.
Favorite Waikiki vantage points to witness spectacular sunsets include the historic Diamond Head Lighthouse lookout, the beach at Queen’s Surf, and the beach at Fort DeRussy.
Join us now for “Waikiki Sunset”, as we share memorable recordings by Waikiki’s legendary musicians!
This week's playlist:
1- Boy From Laupahoehoe – Ed Kenney
2- Ukulele Lady – Haunani Kahalewai
3- Lovely Hula Girl – Alfred Apaka
4- Sea And Sand – Pua Almeida
5- Tania – Ed Kenney
6- Ku’uipo – George Kainapau
7- Hukilau – Mel Peterson
8- Beyond The Rainbow (Waipio) – Alfred Apaka
9- Mai Poina Oe Ia’u – Charlie Kaipo Miller
10- Blue Lei – Bill Akamuhou
11- Follow Me – Haunani Kahalewai
Length: 52:52 Released on: 03-23-2012 Artist/Compiled by: Memorable Waikiki entertainers
Territorial Airwaves - "Home At Hanalei" - 3/16/2012
Hanalei is the name of the valley with high mountains and a river that carves a long course to the coastal plain, emptying into the sea at Hanalei Bay, which glistens like a jewel on Kauai’s northern coast.
The Birkmyre Estate was used as the French Planter’s home in the 1957 movie, “South Pacific”.
The Hanalei Plantation Hotel was later built on the site.
The “House of Happy Talk” at the Hanalei Plantation Hotel always featured memorable Hawaiian music.
Join us now for “Home At Hanalei”, as we share memorable recordings by Kaua’i’s musicians!
This week's playlist:
1- Waiulu – The Torchlighters
2- Ka Ua Loku – Maka Trio
3- Nani Kauai – Maka Trio
4- Na Molokama – Maka Trio
5- Ku’u Home – Maka Trio
6- My Sweet Gardenia Lei – Maka Trio
7- Hanohano Hanalei – Holoholo Trio
8- Naka Pueo Kahi – Holoholo Trio
9- That’s The Hawaiian In Me – Holoholo Trio
10- Hukilau/I Got Hooked At A Hukilau – Holoholo Trio
11- Tom Dooley Goes Hawaiian – Holoholo Trio
12- Kapua E – Holoholo Trio
Length: 54:23 Released on: 03-16-2012 Artist/Compiled by: Hanalei Plantation Hotel musicians
Territorial Airwaves - "Slack Sax" - 3/09/2012
Adolphe Sax of Belgium invented the saxophone in Paris in 1842.
Adolphe Sax then re-tooled the military bad format by replacing the oboe, bassoons, and French horns, with saxophones, producing a more homogenous sound.
American musicians had picked up the sax by 1896.
In Hawaii, Johnny Noble’s Moana Hotel Orchestra incorporated the sax in Hawaiian music in 1920.
By the 1930s, Hawaiian bands featured the saxophone on every island.
Join us now for “Slack Sax”, as we share a memorable 1984 recording in tribute to Hawaii’s love of the saxophone!
Length: 52:00 Released on: 03-09-2012 Artist/Compiled by: Slack Sax Orchestra
Territorial Airwaves - "Mele Hula" - 3/02/2012
The Island Recording Studio was owned and operated by Maddy K. Lam and Milla Peterson Yap in the 1950s.
In the 1970s, Maddy Lam and Skippy Hamamoto reissued some of the original 78rpm and 45rpm recordings on a pair of 33 1/3 LP albums on the Noelani Records label.
Many legendary figures in Hawaiian music and hula collaborated on the historic recordings.
Mary Kawena Puku’i, Maddy Lam, Louise Kaleiki, Joseph Kehaulelio, Henry Moikeha Pa, Pele Puku’i Suganuma, Maiki Aiu, and many others shared their talents.
Join us now for “Mele Hula – Reborn as LPs”, as we share memorable recordings from the two volumes!
This week's playlist:
1- Mele Hula – Henry Moikeha Pa
2- Ka Anuenue – Louise Kaleiki
3- Singing Bamboo – Joseph Kehaulelio
4- Hanauma – Vickie I’i Rodrigues
5- Ka Lehua I Milia – Louise Kaleiki
6- Po La’i La’i – Louise Kaleiki
7- Koa’e – Louise Kaleiki & Leonanis
8- Me Kealoha Pumehana – Louise Kaleiki
9- Ku’u Sweetie – Louise Kaleiki
10- No Keaha – Vickie I’i Rodrigues
11- Aloha Kaua’i – Ho’oheno Serenaders
Length: 54:16 Released on: 03-02-2012 Artist/Compiled by: Ho'oheno Serenaders, Plus
