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Post #354412 by bongofury on Fri, Jan 11, 2008 8:51 PM
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I found a bunch more: Tapu Kaua-worked with Sam Makia & Johnny Pineapple. Longtime fixture at the Hawaiian Cottage in Merchantville, NJ. She also was a hula dancer & lead guitarist. "Tapu played the sweetest steel guitar this side os heaven" died in 1991 Sue Keli'i- Played with Rodney Harris, Waikiki in the 70s and was also with the Al Harrington show. In Vegas now? Louise (Lui Conn) Lovey-Played at the Waikiki Tavern "Excellent female steel guitar player in Hawaii pre and post WWII era. Lived in Pearl Harbor area. Nani Makekoa-Female steel guitarist had a quartet in Honolulu with 2 other ladies and Al Camacho on bass. 40s Alice K. Namakelua-Steel & slack key guitarist + vocalist and composer of over 200 songs. Was director in the Honolulu Parks Dept. died in the 80s-born in 1892 Ululani Visser-From the big island. Hula dancer palys steel, bass, uke,spanish guitars and sings. HSGA scholarship student of Jerry Byrd. That's all I got. |