Honolulu Rock-A Roll-A (aka the Hulabilly Thread ??) - Tiki Music

BB Bruddah Bear Member Los Angeles Basin, Westside Joined: Apr 07, 2011 Posts: 629	BB Bruddah Bear Posted posted on Tue, Sep 11, 2012 1:57 AM On 2012-09-01 11:34, JOHN-O wrote: THANK YOU BEAR !! I've been waiting for that post for almost 2 years. :) I just figured there must be someone here on TC who was fan of Country, Rockabilly, and Poly Pop, and could provide the additional musical cross references that you did. I must have missed this thread when you first started it, sorry it took two years for more songs to be brought to folks attention. Thanks for starting it and keeping it alive until I could mine my music collection and wrack my memory for artists and songs. Still working on it, I know there's more out there. Vague shadowy misty watercolor memories... Since my father was born and raised in Texas, Country & Western was a part of the aural environment in my youth. Mom was born and raised in SoCal, she liked a pretty wide range of music too. I grew up with quite an eclectic taste in music thanks to my parents tastes. On 2012-09-01 11:34, JOHN-O wrote: And I'm glad you did that comparison of steel vs. slide, I noticed that Otto made that boo boo as well. :D Oy!! OK, I went back and added "Slack Key Guitar" to the comparison of styles so that people can hear the differences between them. Slack Key style being younger than Hawaiian Steel by a number of decades (to my mind something like 50 years?), it should never be confused with Hawaiian Steel. On 2012-09-01 11:34, JOHN-O wrote: "Hula Rock and Roll" by Angeline and Hawaii's Teen Towners was fun. I think that would be a good song for the Ding Dong Devils to cover. I could see either Nepheria or Puka Von Pele doing the lead vocals. Yeah, there are songs I hear and think "this would be a good one for ... to cover," as well. There's one from the Big Band era that I think The Hula Girls could really do a rocking version of. You have to imagine it re-orchestrated for the band though. It really bounces. "Tee-um, Tee-um, Tee-i, Tahiti" Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 1938 There were a number of Big Band era standards that were rearranged into Rock & Roll hits way back when... Think about it. On 2012-09-01 11:34, JOHN-O wrote: When can Mr. Moto buy you that French Zombie ?? Hopefully sometime soon. :) On 2012-09-01 12:17, Luckydesigns wrote: Hey Bear, Tear Drop is my personal fav too! I ADORE that song. Spike, I'm glad I could share it with more people, so many folks know "Sleep Walk" but have no idea who Santo & Johnny are or that they wrote and recorded other just as awesome (or better in the case of "Tear Drop") songs. OK, I have some more tunes fer y'all... Jenks "Tex" Carman (again)... Sweet Luwanna Chet Atkins... Hawaiian Wedding Song On a resonator, no less. Hawaiian Slack Key Pu, Uana Hulu (Remembering Gabby) Tribute to Hawaiian Slack Key artist Gabby Pahinui. Bill Justis... Tamouré A Tahitian song. Duane Eddy... Lost Island Gidget Goes Hawaiian Yeah, I know... Tennessee Ernie Ford... In The Middle Of An Island Pearly Shells Ford also recorded an album of Hawaiian songs titled "Aloha" Bill Nettles... Hula Hula Woogie This one is fun. J.D.Orr & The Lonesome Valley Boys (no bio found)... Hula Hoop Boogie I'll keep looking... Bear *Edit - Fixed link to Cab Calloway song. [ Edited by: Brudda Bear 2012-09-14 01:49 ]

On 2012-09-01 11:34, JOHN-O wrote:
THANK YOU BEAR !!

I've been waiting for that post for almost 2 years. :)

I just figured there must be someone here on TC who was fan of Country, Rockabilly, and Poly Pop, and could provide the additional musical cross references that you did.

I must have missed this thread when you first started it, sorry it took two years for more songs to be brought to folks attention. Thanks for starting it and keeping it alive until I could mine my music collection and wrack my memory for artists and songs. Still working on it, I know there's more out there. Vague shadowy misty watercolor memories...

Since my father was born and raised in Texas, Country & Western was a part of the aural environment in my youth. Mom was born and raised in SoCal, she liked a pretty wide range of music too. I grew up with quite an eclectic taste in music thanks to my parents tastes.

On 2012-09-01 11:34, JOHN-O wrote:
And I'm glad you did that comparison of steel vs. slide, I noticed that Otto made that boo boo as well. :D

Oy!!

OK, I went back and added "Slack Key Guitar" to the comparison of styles so that people can hear the differences between them. Slack Key style being younger than Hawaiian Steel by a number of decades (to my mind something like 50 years?), it should never be confused with Hawaiian Steel.

On 2012-09-01 11:34, JOHN-O wrote:
"Hula Rock and Roll" by Angeline and Hawaii's Teen Towners was fun. I think that would be a good song for the Ding Dong Devils to cover. I could see either Nepheria or Puka Von Pele doing the lead vocals.

Yeah, there are songs I hear and think "this would be a good one for ... to cover," as well. There's one from the Big Band era that I think The Hula Girls could really do a rocking version of. You have to imagine it re-orchestrated for the band though. It really bounces.

"Tee-um, Tee-um, Tee-i, Tahiti" Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 1938

There were a number of Big Band era standards that were rearranged into Rock & Roll hits way back when... Think about it.

On 2012-09-01 11:34, JOHN-O wrote:
When can Mr. Moto buy you that French Zombie ??

Hopefully sometime soon. :)

On 2012-09-01 12:17, Luckydesigns wrote:
Hey Bear, Tear Drop is my personal fav too! I ADORE that song.

Spike, I'm glad I could share it with more people, so many folks know "Sleep Walk" but have no idea who Santo & Johnny are or that they wrote and recorded other just as awesome (or better in the case of "Tear Drop") songs.

OK, I have some more tunes fer y'all...

Jenks "Tex" Carman (again)...

Sweet Luwanna

Chet Atkins...

Hawaiian Wedding Song On a resonator, no less.

Hawaiian Slack Key

Pu, Uana Hulu (Remembering Gabby) Tribute to Hawaiian Slack Key artist Gabby Pahinui.

Bill Justis...

Tamouré A Tahitian song.

Duane Eddy...

Lost Island

Gidget Goes Hawaiian Yeah, I know...