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Topic: 1915 Hawaiian Steel Guitar ad. Southern California Music. Co |
Colm Chomicky
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Posted 27 Nov 2018 9:46 am |
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Bethany Messenger Sat Oct 30 1915. LA seems to be at the cutting edge of steel guitar music
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Scott Thomas
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Posted 27 Nov 2018 10:03 am
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That's pretty darn early considering that historians put 1915, the year of the Hawaiian Pavilion at the San Francisco Panama-Pacific International Exposition, as ground zero for the Hawaiian music craze that swept the country.
It's also neat to see the ad for M. Nunes ukes, and the picture of George Kekuku, (who some credit as the inventor of the Hawaiian steel guitar)on the cover. |
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Jesse Pearson
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San Diego , CA
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Posted 27 Nov 2018 10:06 am
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That's cool it's from 1915...Dick Mcintire played in San Diego on a radio station here for awhile in the 1930'and worked with a publisher in LA (Ball Music..?) on a couple of Steel guitar studies of his style printed in Tab and Notation. He also lived and taught there before moving to Arizona to help with his respiratory illness.
There must of been a number of heavy weight Hawaiian steel players in LA when that style was very popular with the general public. I wonder if there was a hangout for that crowd somewhere in LA? |
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Colm Chomicky
From:
Kansas, (Prairie Village)
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Posted 27 Nov 2018 10:33 am Honolulu Star Bulletin Mon Dec 8 1913
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Highlighted text refers to steel guitar December 1913
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Colm Chomicky
From:
Kansas, (Prairie Village)
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Posted 27 Nov 2018 10:55 am
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San Bernardino News and The Free Press Thu Oct 9 1913
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Colm Chomicky
From:
Kansas, (Prairie Village)
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Posted 27 Nov 2018 11:01 am
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The_Los_Angeles_Times_Thu__Sep_3__1914
What a deal!
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Colm Chomicky
From:
Kansas, (Prairie Village)
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Posted 27 Nov 2018 12:10 pm
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I find advertisement captivating. Love the seaside drawing at the bottom too! Checking out old newspapers almost like time travel (but without the ability to bring back a souvenir) The Los Angeles Times Wed Mar 13 1918
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Michael Butler
From:
California, USA
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Posted 27 Nov 2018 12:19 pm
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very cool ads. thank you.
play music!
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Jon Zimmerman
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California, USA
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Posted 27 Nov 2018 1:48 pm Early LA music
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"Easy terms arranged"
That hasn't changed much  |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 27 Nov 2018 1:58 pm
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Did not realize until now that Kekuku was also an Iriginator.
Great stuff -- thanks for sharing! |
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Brooks Montgomery
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Idaho, USA
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Posted 27 Nov 2018 2:16 pm
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Did not realize until now that Kekuku was also an Iriginator.
Great stuff -- thanks for sharing! |
I-riginators come six letters before O-riginators, hence they hold a higher degree of provenance.
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Colm Chomicky
From:
Kansas, (Prairie Village)
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Posted 27 Nov 2018 3:28 pm
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Early reference to Kekuku going to the States 1904. Plus apologies to those who "Never Say Frisco" Source: The Hawaiian Star Sat Jul 16 1904
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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