Post #400544 by BC-Da-Da on Mon, Aug 11, 2008 3:26 PM

Hi Guys,

Sorry I've been away from the board for so long. Life just catches up with you sometimes.

Anyway, the clip is from a Playboy After Dark luau special, and indeed includes playmate Barbie Benton. The reason for that is that the song-clip being used behind it is a Don Ho beachboy song from the mid-'60s. I tried to make it flow from the 1920s to the '60s, in that there were two or three generations of Waikiki Beachboys, all affecting one another, and the younger generation being mentored by the old-timers.

The first generation, as I see it, includes:

Steamboat Bill Diamond
The Kahanamoku brothers
Hirum Anahu
John P. Kaupiko
Blue Makua Sr.
Dudie Miller
Pua Kealoha

The second geration, which many still see as being first generation, just slightly younger, would include:

Charlie Amalu
Splash and Freckles Lyons
Chick Daniels
Panama Dave Baptiste
Gene Tarzen Smith
Kalakaua Aylett
Squeeze Kamana
Blue Makua Jr.
Rabbit Kekai
Jimmy Hakuole

The third generation, which were the young guys from the '50s and '60s... still surf instructors and beachside musicians, included:

Kui Lee
Don Ho
Zulu
Harry Sonoda
Sam Kapu
Gabby and Harry Makalena
Moe Keale
Mud Werner

There are plenty of beachboys missing in these lists... just a general overview of the characters. Many of them recorded singles and albums. Both generations are covered in their own chapters in my book, "Pop Surf Culture." Of course, the first two lists that I wrote are combined in "Pop Surf Culture" as the first generation of Waikiki Beachboys. The '60s beachboys are written about in their own chapter. I hope that isn't confusing.