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Topic: The Hula Hawaiians |
Andy Sandoval
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Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2005 10:45 pm |
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"Imagine the year is 1946 and you live in Europe. You’re a steel guitarist and, naturally, you’re really interested in Hawaiian music. You don’t want to play this music all by yourself, so you find three other guys who are interested ,and voila! You’re a band!
That’s simplifying things, but in essence that’s the story of steel guitarist Walter Roost and The Hula Hawaiians, a terrific group of musicians whose repertoire included everything from Hawaiian standards to swing/pop/jazz-flavored material to downright rockin’/rhythm and bluesy numbers" These guy were playin Hawaiian music back in the late forties and fifties but I don't think they put anything down on vinyl till the sixties. Anybody ever heard of em?
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Dana Duplan
From:
Ramona, CA
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Posted 15 Oct 2005 3:56 am
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I don't know anything about them either, but I love that CD. Those dudes can get pretty wild!
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Andy Sandoval
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Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 15 Oct 2005 4:41 am
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| I tried to order a CD awhile back and they were not available but it looks like they're back again. This guy kicks butt on steel. |
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Bill Hatcher
From:
Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 15 Oct 2005 9:28 am
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| Andy. There are some copies on Ebay. One seller has them "Buy It Now" for $11 and change. |
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Todd Clinesmith
From:
Lone Rock Free State Oregon
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Posted 15 Oct 2005 11:24 am
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Die Hula Hawaiians !! ( The Hula Hawaiians!!)
I have that cd....Great playing from this European band.
The tune SCHWARZER MUSTANG shows some great playing between the steel and guitar.
Got to love there singing on songs like Beyond the Reef and Hula Hula
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Randy Reeves
From:
LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 17 Oct 2005 9:01 am
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I never heard of them.
thanks for the photo; the lap steeler is playing the same lap as I have. |
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Andy Sandoval
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Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 17 Oct 2005 4:28 pm
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| Hey Bill I just found the CD on eBay for about $12. Thanks for the info. I'll post a tune here when I get the CD. |
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Larry W. Jones
From:
Longmont, Colorado
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Posted 17 Oct 2005 8:22 pm
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I did some Gooogle'n and found this info on the Hula Hawaiians.
ALOHA BASILEA THE HULA HAWAIIANS & 50 JAHRE ENTERTAINMENT IN BASEL (Switzerland, 1995 - by Matti/Engeler) S/S CHF 30:00
Incredible out of print book about (mostly) the legendary (and truly SENSATIONAL) HULA HAWAIIANS from Basel, Switzerland!! They were responsible for one of the most deadly 50s ROCK ´N´ ROLL GUITAR instrumentals of all times, namely the "Chimpanzee Rock" from the glorious year of 1957!! They´ve started to cut their first records way back in 1947!! Amongst them were some real fantastic guitar boogies, some cool rock'n roll (vocals and instrumentals), but mostly incredibly strange (sometimes rocking) tropical Hawaiian influenced exotica!! The book is in German, but it has literally hundreds of truly amazing photos inside that you should see, as well as the Hula Hawaiians enormous discography!! The Hula Hawaiians are still playing every tuesday at their very own, small and private Hula Club in Basel and they have not changed their instruments and lineup since 1955! [u]The unmistakable sound of the Steelguitar remained always the brand name of the Hula's.[/u]
HULA-Club an der Sperrstrasse 97, 4057 Basel
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 18 Oct 2005 1:01 am
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| Very cool Larry |
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