Slidin Frets Hawaiian Steel Guitar Phenomenon

Various Artists - International - Pacific Islands - Hawaii | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 13, 2000)
• Original Release Date: June 13, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Yazoo
• ASIN: B00004TE0Y
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #437,758 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. My Little Grass Shack In Kealakekua - Kanui & Lula

2. Pame Sti Honoloulou - Bezos' Hawaiian Orchestra

3. Don't Sell It - Don't Give It Away - Oscar Woods

4. Milenberg Joys - Rodney Rogers' Red Peppers

5. My Little Blue Heaven - Jimmie Tarlton

6. Why My Craf Vex With Me - Emery Cournard

7. Down In Waikiki - Eddy's Hawaiian Serenaders

8. Honolulu Stomp - H.M. Barnes And His Blue Ridge Ramblers

9. U Like, Noa Like - Tau Moe's Hawaiian Jazzites

10. Mindinao March - Honolulu Players

11. Everybody Does It In Hawaii - King Oliver And His Orchestra

12. Ghost Dance - Truett And George

13. You'll Never Find A Daddy Like Me - Nelstone's Hawaiians

14. La Portena Es Una Papa - Les Loups

15. Has My Gal Been Here - Casey Bill

16. Smiles - Jimmy Yates' Boll Weevils

17. Clowin' The Frets - Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Trio

18. Caresses Venitiennes - Gino Bordin Hawaiian Orch.

19. Guitar Rag - Sylvester Weaver

20. The Cat's Whiskers - Patt Patterson And His Champion Pep Riders

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hot-cha Hawaiian style - where the humuhumunukunukuapua'a go swimming by, November 25, 2006

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Elmer Sigmon - See all my reviews

This review is from: Slidin Frets Hawaiian Steel Guitar Phenomenon (Audio CD)

First of all, if you like the kind of stuff that R. Crumb collects and performs (see my other reviews) make a beeline for this disc, it is prime, prime hot playing from the 20's & 30's. There's something for everyone here, from the wistful version of Jimmie Tarlton's "My Little Blue Heaven" to the seedly blues of Oscar Woods ("Don't Sell It - Don't Give It Away") to the jazz of King Oliver and many other styles. There is an appearance by Nelstone's Hawaiians who also cut the mustard enough to appear on Harry Smith's landmark "Anthology of American Folk Music". Among the many gems here are some of the wildest old time recordings ever made, such as a scorching 1927 version of "Milenberg Blues" by Rodney Rogers' Red Peppers (the original was co-written by Jelly Roll Morton). The hands-down winner in the totally unhinged department is the spastic "Pame Sti Honoloulou" by a Greek orchestra with slide guitars, bouzouki, ukeleles & frantic incomprehensible yodeling. Regardless of the setting or style, the playing on each song - all by different artists - is uniformly brilliant, passionate and thrilling. There aren't many compilation discs out there with this level of musicianship from start to finish, and the international scope of the groups involved shows just how far-reaching the Hawaiian craze was in the early 20th century. This is a great disc to explore if you already appreciate bottleneck blues and pedal steel guitar and want to hear something completely different that predated both of those styles.

5.0 out of 5 stars Good collection, One song in oarticular sticks out, December 25, 2011

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Antonio - See all my reviews

This review is from: Slidin Frets Hawaiian Steel Guitar Phenomenon (Audio CD)

"Ghost Dance" sticks out as one of the most fascinating songs i have heard. This is a good collection, but the outstanding track, "ghost dance" makes this a five star reccomendation.