Post #473694 by Kailuageoff on Sat, Aug 1, 2009 11:38 PM

K Kailuageoff Member Honolulu Lounge,Lewes, DE Joined: Mar 27, 2002 Posts: 1506	K Kailuageoff Posted posted on Sat, Aug 1, 2009 11:38 PM Yes, I agree Hawaiian statehood in 1959 was of supreme significance to the spread of tikidom. The Exotic Sounds Of Martin Denny had a US number 1 album in 1959 with Exotica. One of the tracks, "Quiet Village", a 1951 Les Baxter composition, also made the Top 5. Oh, and I was born the same year...