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Mackey Feary "You Are The Only One"
"You Are The Only One" by Mackey FearyAccompanied by Kenji Sato on bass & vocals. Additional backup vocals by Maurice Bega. From the LP "Pacific Paradise" (Japan release, CBS/Sony 1983).
Lil Albert "Movin' In"
"Movin' In" by Lil Albert From the 1978 album "Movin' In" on Silvercloud Records. If you ever come across this album, buy it right away. Every track is killer Hawaiian AOR/Soul music—it's almost too good to be true. Trust me!
Kalapana Live at the Hoku's: "Naturally"
I'm sorry for saying this, but if you weren't at the Hawaii Convention Center Ballroom to see Kalapana perform live at the 2011 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards, you'll never know the feeling of hearing the band play "Naturally" that night. In front of an audience who lauded (they were awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award) yet mourned for the band and its loss of an irreplaceable lead singer and composer, Mackey Feary, Kalapana was fullly spirited in laughter and love. Kenji Sato and Malani Bilyeu at the 2011 Na Hoku awairds, 'Mourn' isn't the right word. Rejoiced, these people were celebrating...
Robert Byrne's "Blame It On The Night"
Covered by the Fabulous Krush but eternalized by its original composer on the AOR album of the same name, "Blame It On The Night" is one of the most laid-back tunes ever. But it wasn't written by a Hawaiian musician, yet it's worth mentioning on this Hawaiian music blog! The late Robert Byrne, a resident of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, wrote an album called "Blame It On the Night" in 1979, packed with ten near-perfect (okay, absolutely perfect) songs that push, pull and tear at the heart. In a word, Byrne's music is superb. His songwriting skills awarded him an induction...
Kalapana "Ellie, My Love"
"Ellie, My Love" by KalapanaAn English language version of "Itoshi no Ellie (いとしのエリー)", the Southern All-Stars (サザンオールスターズ) hit song, originally written in Japanese). From the album, "Kalapana Sings Southern All-Stars." [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDgHCZDe7lg}