1917 Hawaiian RAGTIME GUITAR Walter KOLOMOKU William Smith Kamikimoku REX 5247
$
65
$ 65
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May 4, 2024
Sold Date
Apr 30, 2024
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A series of great Hawaiian records
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Two great tunes by the early due William Smith & Walter Kolomoku in a slow swinging Hawaiian Ragtime on rare Vertical REX RECORD
5247 – A Mx: 0558
Kamikimoku (Hawaiian Rag) (Kolomoku)
William Smith & Walter Kolomoku
"Hawaiian" guitar duet
5247 – B Mx: 0560
Aloha Oe (Hawaiian Medley Waltz)
William Smith & Walter Kolomoku
"Hawaiian" guitar duet
Rex 5247 (William Smith & Walter Kolomoku)
Orig Issue Vertical Sapphire REX RECORD 10" 78 rpm
CONDITION: EXCELLENT MINUS unworn scuffs, plays very quiet some ticks
GREAT SOUND
A GREAT COPY
Walter Kolomoku (February 14, 1889 – May 6, 1930) was a Hawaiian steel guitar musician, actor, and recording artist. He has a cameo in D. W. Griffith's film The Idol Dancer. He recorded Southern Melodies Waltz No. 1 on Victor Records. He played the steel guitar.[1]
His work includes recorded performances as part of the Hawaiian Quintette. He toured with Ernest Ka?ai. He left Honolulu and lived in New York for 20 years. He conducted the Hawaiian Conservatory of Music.[2]
Duration: 3 minutes and 34 seconds.3:34
Kolomuku and William Smith's rendition of "Aloha Oe."
He recorded several songs on Victor records.[3] He taught guitar and ukelele via correspondence classes.[2] Musician Bob Dunn took the steel guitar courses as a young man.[4]
Kolomoku recorded the album Southern Melodies in 1928 covering Southern classics on the steel guitar.
He married and had a son.
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