Question for monkeyman - Tiki Music

M Monkeyman Tiki Socialite Vista, CA Joined: Mar 04, 2003 Posts: 2386	M Monkeyman Posted posted on Wed, Dec 14, 2005 9:32 AM Learned something interesting. FREDDIE TAVARES EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND IN HAWAIIAN MUSIC: MOVIE SOUND TRACKS; RECORDINGS; RADIO; TV. A CONSUMMATE MUSICIAN. ADVANCED THE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY OF PEDAL STEEL GUITAR DURING HIS TENURE WITH THE FENDER CO. - 1953-1980. BORN: FEBRUARY 18, 1913 PAIA, MAUI, HAWAII DIED: JULY 24, 1990 Freddie Tavares apparently played all the ukulele in the Elvis Presley movie "Blue Hawaii". (This is the same man who played the opening steel guitar intro to Looney Tunes and designed the Stratocaster guitar with Leo Fender!) The first musician to use the P-Bass (the first successfully marketed electric bass) was Freddie Tavares. Eddie Tavares was his brother. I will add more as I learn more. [ Edited by: Monkeyman 2005-12-14 09:37 ] [ Edited by: Monkeyman 2005-12-14 09:41 ]

Learned something interesting.
FREDDIE TAVARES

EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND IN HAWAIIAN MUSIC: MOVIE SOUND TRACKS; RECORDINGS; RADIO; TV. A CONSUMMATE MUSICIAN. ADVANCED THE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY OF PEDAL STEEL GUITAR DURING HIS TENURE WITH THE FENDER CO. - 1953-1980.

BORN: FEBRUARY 18, 1913 PAIA, MAUI, HAWAII
DIED: JULY 24, 1990

Freddie Tavares apparently played all the ukulele in the Elvis Presley movie "Blue Hawaii". (This is the same man who played the opening steel guitar intro to Looney Tunes and designed the Stratocaster guitar with Leo Fender!)

The first musician to use the P-Bass (the first
successfully marketed electric bass) was
Freddie Tavares.

Eddie Tavares was his brother.

I will add more as I learn more.

[ Edited by: Monkeyman 2005-12-14 09:37 ]

[ Edited by: Monkeyman 2005-12-14 09:41 ]

Post #203070 by Monkeyman on Wed, Dec 14, 2005 9:32 AM