King of the Hawaiian Steel Guitar

Sol Hoopii | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 25, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Hana Ola Records
• ASIN: B000FVBLYI
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #304,700 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Palolo

2. Toumi Toumi

3. Hualalai

4. Royal Hawaiian Hotel

5. E Mama E (A Hawaiian Love Song)

6. Hanohano Hawaii

7. Ka Mele O Kuru Puuwai

8. Uheuhene

9. Hula Blues (Columbia)

10. Hula Blues (Brunswick)

11. Hapa Haole Hula Girl

12. I like You

13. Hilo Hattie

14. Ten Tiny Toes One Baby Nose

15. Akaka Falls

16. Hula Breeze

17. Pidgin English Hula

18. The Lei Vendor

19. King Kamehameha

20. To You The Sweetest Aloha

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Genius, July 25, 2009

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Jack A. Herring "Artist" (Anaheim, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: King of the Hawaiian Steel Guitar (Audio CD)

Sol Hoopii is unchallenged when it comes to the Hawaiian Steel Guitar. Trust me this is not a "Readers Digest" version of Hawaiian Music. Sol Hoopii is the real thing. This CD is a must for the genuine Hawaiian Music lover.

5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest Picking Hand of All Time, January 16, 2012

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M. Cord "Hana Ola Records" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: King of the Hawaiian Steel Guitar (Audio CD)

Sol Hoopii is regarded as the foremost Hawaiian steel guitarist ever. No other steel guitar player has been emulated more around the world than Hoopii. He is considered a genius and possibly has the greatest picking hand of all time. His speed and dexterity have rarely been duplicated. He was known for his improvised blues like melodic ornaments, fast runs, syncopated rhythms, and various sound effects in chording and plucking. This recording represents his finest work from 1927 - 1936. Track 7, KA MELE OKU U PU UWAI is featured in the film score and soundtrack The Descendants, starring George Clooney. The Descendants is the first mainstream American movie scored exclusively with Hawaiian music, most of it created by acknowledged masters of the genre, both modern and classical. The filmmakers sought to make a movie with a distinctly Hawaiian flavor, and the music was a crucial component. It serves as an eye-opening introduction to some of Hawaiian music's greatest and most essential artists. Sol Hoopii is one of those greatest and most essential artists.