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Topic: Song Of The Islands ---> Listen ---> |
Doug Beaumier
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Tom Pettingill
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Roy Thomson
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Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 8 Sep 2009 11:47 am |
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Nice Doug!
The Fender is an authentic Hawaiian sound
IMO. Bright but Rich in tone.
RT
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Dave Harmonson
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Seattle, Wa
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Posted 8 Sep 2009 11:58 am
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| That was delightful. |
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Rick Collins
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Claremont , CA USA
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Posted 8 Sep 2009 2:39 pm
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Love the Fender sound, Doug.
Do you play Wailana (Drowsy Waters)? I play it on my Dual Pro. eight.
It takes a lot of work to get the harmonics just right. |
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Andy Sandoval
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Posted 8 Sep 2009 2:43 pm
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That was beautiful Doug, makes me want to get the T-8 out.  |
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Garry Vanderlinde
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Posted 8 Sep 2009 6:38 pm
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Very nice steel playing! 
Last edited by Garry Vanderlinde on 9 Sep 2009 4:19 am; edited 2 times in total |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Josh Cho
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New York, NY (orig. Honolulu, HI)
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Posted 9 Sep 2009 4:12 am
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It's very early here...so I may not be all there yet, but I was just unabashedly chair dancing in my studio listening to your clip Doug. It was actually borderline headbanging, if that's possible with this genre! 
Thanks so much for sharing this, it's just wonderful, I love how you move the melody around to different registers! 
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Olaf van Roggen
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The Netherlands
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Posted 9 Sep 2009 7:22 am
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| .....very nice! It brought the sunshine in our house,while it rained outside!!! |
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Andy Sandoval
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Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 9 Sep 2009 12:50 pm
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| Doug, when I listen to you play all I hear is you. You could have a washing machine keepin rhythm but all I hear is your beautiful playin. |
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Josh Cho
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Posted 9 Sep 2009 1:12 pm
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You know what it is? This song is just infectious, it has a very happy, uplifting sound to it.
It really is "The Song of The Islands", the title is very fitting.
On another note: My Jazz Real Book (Hal Leonard version) actually has the lead sheet to this song and if my memory serves me correctly, it states that Satchmo played this song????
Josh
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Doug Beaumier
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Posted 9 Sep 2009 6:26 pm
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Thanks again, guys!
The song was written by Charles E. King, published in 1915.
Mr. King also compiled and published three large collections of Hawaiian songs. They were beautiful books with about 100 songs and lots of interesting and historic pictures of Hawaii (1920s). King was really a "keeper of the flame" for Hawaiian music and culture. He also wrote "Imi Au Ia Oe" ["Serenade"], "Beautiful Kahana", "Ke Kali Nei Au" ["Hawaiian Wedding Song"], "Me Nei?" ["How About Me?"], "Paauau Waltz", "Dreaming, Aloha, of You", "Lei Aloha, Lei Makamae", "Forevermore", and "Home in Hawaii".
Count Basie recorded a jazz version of "Song of the Islands", and it's possible that some other jazz guys did too.
Last year forum member Eddie Cunningham sent me a batch of Hawaiian song books, and as I was poking through them, playing some of the songs... I ran across "Song of the Islands". The melody sounded familiar, and then it hit me! The song is in the classic movie "It's a Wonderful Life". On their wedding night, in the old house, in the rain, Mary puts a record on the record player... "Song of the Islands"... do you remember that? 
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Bill Creller
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Posted 9 Sep 2009 6:36 pm
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You are getting into good territory there Doug, keep it up
Drowsy Waters is the tune that put Jerry Byrd on the map, so-to-speak. It was played on many radio stations when it came out, mostly country music stations. |
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Josh Cho
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Posted 10 Sep 2009 3:37 am
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I really enjoyed the little article on Charles E. King, never knew he went to Kamehameha.
I also noticed the article referred to "Song of the Islands" in the Hawaian "Na Lei O Hawaii". There's a reason this was his first hit, it's so catchy
And to follow up, I looked in my Jazz Fakebook (Hal Leonard) and I had to laugh because they associate Song of the Island with: Louis Armstrong, Count Basie and Ben Webster (?)
Josh
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seldomfed
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Colorado
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Posted 10 Sep 2009 4:39 am
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hey Doug,
Nice stuff.
I hope you are coming to Joliet for the HSGA convention. Would be good to see you there.
Would be good to see all you "Steel Without Pedals" folks too! www.hsga.org for details
aloha,
chris
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Gerald Ross
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Josh Cho
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New York, NY (orig. Honolulu, HI)
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Posted 10 Sep 2009 11:39 am
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Doug,
The Rhode Island SGA is the same weekend as the HSGA. Anything going on there?
I gigged this summer at Belle Mer in Newport for a wedding and was delightfully surprised by the enthusiasm the crowd had for the Hawaiian music.
I remember thinking: "I've got to get back to RI soon!"
Josh
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Josh Cho
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New York, NY (orig. Honolulu, HI)
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Posted 10 Sep 2009 12:14 pm
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 Thanks for the info and links Doug. Found out that Mike Ihde gave guitar and pedal steel lessons to Joe Perry.
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Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 12 Sep 2009 6:17 pm GREAT Photograph..........................
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A mighty beautiful photo of the island scene and a great SOUND!
You just keep pumping them out and that's good! I'm enjoying it very much as I'm sure the others are too.
What's next? |
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Don Kona Woods
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Hawaiian Kama'aina
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Posted 12 Sep 2009 11:26 pm
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I have heard Song of the Islands many, many times. It is one Hawaiian song that I never tire of hearing.
It is a classic.
Doug, that sounded nice! Love to hear you play more Hawaiian tunes.
I also have the Charles King books and they are great for old Hawaiian songs. I play many of these songs in my performances.
Aloha,
Don |
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Doug Beaumier
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