King Nawahi Bennie- Hawaiian String Virtuoso: Steel Guitar Recordings of the 1920's
Bennie Nawahi was one of the true masters of the Hawaiian steel guitar, ukulele and just about any instrument with strings on it. This album covers Bennie's singing and instrumental work on native Hawaiian melodies, the blues, jazz, pop and rural music he heard on the mainland, and on his own dazzling instrumental compositions.
Tracklist:
- Hawaiian Capers
- Singin' in the Bathtub
- Ukelele Benny
- May Day Is Lei Day in Hawaii
- Dinah
- Mauna Kea
- Honolulu Bound
- My Little A-1 Brownie
- Big Feet Rag
- My Girl from the South Sea Isles
- Ticklin' the Strings
- Black Bly Blues
- California Blues
- I've Seen My Baby
- Waikiki Blues
- I Went to Hilo
- Guitar Rhythm
- Hawaiian Melody
- Aloha Means I Love You
- Wiggle Yo Toes
- Otto Wood the Bandit
- Maui No la Ka Oi
- I'm a Dreamer, Aren't We All?
Bennie Nawahi was one of the true masters of the Hawaiian steel guitar, ukulele and just about any instrument with strings on it. This album covers Bennie's singing and instrumental work on native Hawaiian melodies, the blues, jazz, pop and rural music he heard on the mainland, and on his own dazzling instrumental compositions.
Tracklist:
- Hawaiian Capers
- Singin' in the Bathtub
- Ukelele Benny
- May Day Is Lei Day in Hawaii
- Dinah
- Mauna Kea
- Honolulu Bound
- My Little A-1 Brownie
- Big Feet Rag
- My Girl from the South Sea Isles
- Ticklin' the Strings
- Black Bly Blues
- California Blues
- I've Seen My Baby
- Waikiki Blues
- I Went to Hilo
- Guitar Rhythm
- Hawaiian Melody
- Aloha Means I Love You
- Wiggle Yo Toes
- Otto Wood the Bandit
- Maui No la Ka Oi
- I'm a Dreamer, Aren't We All?