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Hawaiian steel guitarist, singer and bandleader
Hal Aloma
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Born
| Harold David Alama
(
1908-01-08
)
January 8, 1908
[1]
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Died
| June 26, 1980
(1980-06-26)
(aged 72)
[1]
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Occupation
| Musician
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Nationality
| Hawaiian
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Hal Aloma
(January 8, 1908 ? June 26, 1980)
[2]
was a
Hawaiian
steel guitarist, singer and bandleader.
Biography
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edit
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Aloma was born on January 8, 1908
[2]
in Honolulu
[3]
as
Harold David Alama
.
[4]
He changed his name in the 1930s in response to the movies
Bird of Paradise
and
Aloma of the South Seas
.
[3]
Aloma joined
Lani McIntyre
's band as steel guitarist. He began his musical career with his brother, Sam Alama at the
Alexander Young Hotel
and the
Moana Hotel
.
[5]
Under his own name, he recorded three sessions for Decca records between February and April 1944.
[4]
In 1944, when McIntyre left a four-year booking at the Hawaiian Room in New York's
Hotel Lexington
, Aloma formed his own band and took over the engagement.
[6]
MGM booked him for two sessions in 1952, resulting in eight sides which were later compiled into an LP album.
[4]
He first recorded for
Columbia Records
in August and September 1953, resulting in song appearing not only on U.S. Columbia, but on
Japanese Columbia
and
Philips
in the Netherlands.
[4]
He was featured on the
Ed Sullivan Show
on June 19, 1960, in a segment in tribute to
Hawaii's statehood
.
[7]
When
Disney's Polynesian Village Resort
opened Aloma was the bandleader.
[3]
Aloma died on June 26, 1980.
[2]
Style
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Aloma was accounted as a "typical" traditional Hawaiian singer, although he recorded tracks that were intended to appeal to currently popular tastes.
[8]
His original band's instrumentation had more in common with the
big band
of the day than with traditional Hawaiian music.
[6]
Nevertheless it was accounted to be smooth "island music" even though it also performed current American pop music.
[6]
In addition to musicians, his touring band also employed young women as hula dancers.
[9]
Billboard
stated that "Hawaiian music at its best is expected" of Aloma, describing his music as authentic and charming.
[10]
He composed more than 65 songs.
[5]
Partial discography
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Albums
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- King's Serenade -
Decca
A-429. (1946)
[11]
- King's Serenade Volume 2 - Decca A-506 (1946)
[4]
- A Musical Portrait of Hawaii -
Columbia
CL 538. (1950s)
[12]
- Hal Aloma Sings Hawaiian Songs -
Dot
3451/25451 (1962)
[8]
- Hawaiian Dreams - Dot 3758/25758 (1966)
[10]
References
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"Hal Aloma"
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IMDb.com
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"Hal Aloma"
.
IMDb.com
. Retrieved
2018-03-20
.
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b
c
Ruymar, Lorene (1996).
The Hawaiian Steel Guitar and its Great Hawaiian Musicians
. Anaheim Hills, California: Centerstream Publishing. p. 82.
ISBN
1-57424-021-8
.
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b
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Rockwell, T. Malcolm (2007).
Hawaiian and Hawaiian Guitar Records: 1891 - 1960
. Kula, Hawaii: Mahina Piha Press. p. 33.
ISBN
9780615149820
.
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a
b
Todaro, Tony.
"Hal Aloma"
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Squareone.org
. Retrieved
January 3,
2018
.
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Ross, Paul (November 11, 1944).
"On the Stand: Hal Aloma"
.
Billboard
. p. 18 – via Google Books.
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Inman, David M. (2005).
Television Variety Shows: Histories and Episode Guides to 57 Programs
. McFarland. p. 95.
ISBN
9781476608778
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b
"Reviews of New Albums"
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Billboard
. August 25, 1962. p. 36 – via Google Books.
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Imada, Adria L. (2012).
Aloha America: Hula Circuits Through the U.S. Empire
. Duke University Press. pp. 191, 193.
ISBN
9780822352075
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a
b
"Album Reviews: Special Merit Picks"
.
Billboard
. December 10, 1966. p. 46 – via Google Books.
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Smith, H. Royer (May 1946).
"Vocal"
.
The New Records
. Vol. 14, no. 3. Philadelphia, Pennsylviania: H. Royer Smith Company – via archive.org.
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Phillips, Stacey (2016).
The Art of Hawaiian Steel Guitar
. Mel Bay Publications. p. 53.
ISBN
9781610654753
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