Outtakes from 1934 at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel

James Friedman · Post by **James Friedman** » 14 Jul 2023 8:32 am

https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/coll ... 337/rec/18

A cursory search suggested that this clip had not yet been posted to the forum... so, here it is.

Am I correct in thinking that the steel player is Alvin Kaleolani Isaacs?

Let's get some more threads on those 1930s greats going!

David Matzenik · Post by **David Matzenik** » 14 Jul 2023 1:17 pm

I have a posed still shot from the beach side performance. The National steel guitar player seems to be Alvin, with Ray Kinney vocal and uke. The line up is slightly different in the photo with Tommy Castro in the group also. It includes the caption about FDR's visit.

Glenn Wilde · Post by **Glenn Wilde** » 14 Jul 2023 6:34 pm

Wow, great stuff, thanks for sharing.

Glenn Wilde · Post by **Glenn Wilde** » 14 Jul 2023 6:46 pm

Vintage '30s steel guitar videos are rare as hens teeth, but I'll share a couple '30s guys I like a bunch.
https://youtu.be/oFWf1UFU9_w
https://youtu.be/YW7zxl3sdJc

Ethan Shaw · Post by **Ethan Shaw** » 17 Jul 2023 10:09 am

super cool!

Levi Gemmell · Post by **Levi Gemmell** » 18 Jul 2023 1:13 pm

Incredible footage, thanks for posting.

Lloyd Graves · Post by **Lloyd Graves** » 21 Jul 2023 9:29 am

Here is a 1949 "soundie." Mostly dancers, but there are short clips of the players here and there. https://archive.org/details/56004-hawaiin-rhythm

Tom Snook · Post by **Tom Snook** » 24 Jul 2023 2:06 am

Glen,did you notice in the first video "Boy,bring that guitar in here"

Aloha