"King" Bennie Nawahi (July 3, 1899 – January 29, 1985) was an American steel guitarist from Hawaii who was popular in the U.S. during the 1920s and 1930s...
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guitarists, along with Joseph Kekuku, Frank Ferera, Sam Ku West and "King" Bennie Nawahi. He was born Solomon Hoʻopiʻi Kaʻaiʻai in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1902...
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Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley and Hawaiian musicians such as King Bennie Nawahi, Sol Hoʻopiʻi, and Andy Iona. The Chiang & Coates documentary "To...
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Nawahi may refer to: Joseph Nāwahī Emma ʻAima Nāwahī "King" Bennie Nawahi Nawahi (crater) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title...
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Hollywood: Jazz, Blues & Popular Specialties Performed Hawaiian Style by King Bennie Nawahi, Sol Hoopii, Andy Iona. Album: Jazz Goes Hawaiian by Louis Armstrong...
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Angeles-based blues band The Red Devils, 1920s Hawaiian band featuring "King" Bennie Nawahi "Red Devil", a song by Yngwie Malmsteen from the album Perpetual...
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20th century; noted players of the era were Frank Ferera, Sam Ku West, "King" Bennie Nawahi and Sol Hoʻopiʻi. Hoʻopiʻi (/ˌhoʊoʊˈpiːi/ hoh-oh-PEE-ee) was perhaps...
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connection can still be heard in modern country. In reverse, musicians like Bennie Nawahi began incorporating jazz into his steel guitar, ukulele, and mandolin...
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