Tiki Central / General Tiki / JOHN-O's Las Vegas (& Honolulu pg 8) Thread
Post #566913 by JOHN-O on Mon, Nov 29, 2010 10:02 AM
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Well the Bigbro validates him (sort of). Liner notes from "The Sound of Tiki"..."Don Ho is often mentioned in conjunction with Tiki style, a fact which calls for some differentiation. Although Hawaii and Hawaiian tourism were the inspiration for Tiki culture, it was the American mainland where Tiki was turned into an art form. And though Ho clearly is the master of Hawaiian schmaltz, his career did not take off until the second half of the '60s, after the Tiki trend had peaked. Stylistically Don Ho is to Tiki style what the '70s Elvis is to Rock 'n' Roll: Part of the phenomena, yet a sign of its end being near." |