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Topic: mele kalikimaka |
Rich Gardner
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Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Posted 7 Dec 2012 4:52 pm |
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Maybe this has been broached before. I heard Bing Crosby's Mele kalikimaka on the radio this afternoon and there was some great Hawaiian steel at the beginning. Just wondering who played the steel.
Thanks,
RG |
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Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 7 Dec 2012 5:19 pm Just a guess...................
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| Wasn't that Speedy West..........? |
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Eddie Cunningham
From:
Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 7 Dec 2012 7:11 pm Bing & Andrew Sistrs??
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| I have that song on a C D , "Bing Crosby's Hawaii" with the Andrew Sisters and I believe that was probably recorded in the late 30s or early 40s and I don't believe Speedy was recording that early . Most likely was probably a studio musician , there were a lot of Hawaiiam Guitar players around in that time frame . Dick McIntire did the backing on a lot of real good Hawaiian songs with Bing but that doesn't sound like Dick either !! Would be difficult to definitely identify that player !! Eddie "C" |
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Roger Shackelton
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MINNESOTA (deceased)
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Posted 7 Dec 2012 8:08 pm
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I Believe Speedy West Arrived In Hollywood Around 1947. ?  |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 8 Dec 2012 8:49 am
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Ray,
I've got a question for you.
I am decorating my music room with some posters and wondering if you know if that "Masters of the Hawaiin Guitar" poster is available anywheres? There are pictures of the old Hawaiian musicians along wiht a picture of a Rickenbacher fry pan on the poster.
Thanks! |
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Barry Blackwood
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 8 Dec 2012 9:02 am
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I've pulled that up already but they're not available at Elderly's anymore.  |
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Barry Blackwood
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 8 Dec 2012 9:46 am
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Barry,
Thanks so much!
I'll try and get in touch with him.  |
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 8 Dec 2012 10:35 am
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| Let me know how it works out for ya. |
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Brett Lanier
From:
Madison, TN
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Posted 8 Dec 2012 4:44 pm
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| I got to play that tune last year at a Christmas concert and I had more fun than I can express. Felt like I'd been waiting my whole life to play that steel part! |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 9 Dec 2012 7:51 am
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Barry,
Andy informed me that he doesn't have any left. |
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 9 Dec 2012 8:29 am
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Too bad, Erv. Maybe somebody will read this who knows where there's one floating around..  |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 9 Dec 2012 8:46 am
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| That would be nice. |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 26 Dec 2012 10:49 am
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Andy, you da man!
There ya go, Erv - problem solved! |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 26 Dec 2012 11:59 am
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That's great!
I have an Epson Photo printer and I just printed out the two posters on glossy paper. They're not as big as Andy sold but they turned out real nice!
Thanks!
Erv |
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Chris Templeton
From:
The Green Mountain State
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Jeff Au Hoy
From:
Honolulu, Hawai'i
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Posted 27 Dec 2012 12:47 pm
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L.T. Zinn!!!  |
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Joe Casey
From:
Weeki Wachee .Springs FL (population.9)
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Posted 27 Dec 2012 2:43 pm
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| ha houli Maka hiki hou.(Spelling?) Anyhoo Happy new year. |
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Jerry Cobetto
From:
Glen Carbon, Illinois, USA
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Posted 24 Dec 2024 6:51 am
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I know that this original post is an old post but I believe that the steel player on Bing Crosby's "Mele Kalikimaka" might've been Alvino Rey. He was quite active back then in the LA music scene, recording for movie soundtracks as well with his own orchestra, featuring the King Sisters (whom one he was married to). Also, to me, the steel sound on that Bing recording sounds so much like Alvino. Just my two cents. But, I could be wrong. I can't, as of now, find any information on Alvino playing on that cut.
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