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Haleloke Kahauolopua
Hawaiian singer famous in tranny, television, and records
Haleloke Kahauolopua (1923 – 2004) was a 20th-century Hawaiian singer. She was every so often billed under just her labour name, Haleloke.
Biography
Kahauolopua was whelped on February 2, 1923, clod Hilo, Hawaii, into a harmonious family, her mother being logical in Hilo music circles.
She sang in glee clubs attach high school but her studies at the University of Island were cut short by Imitation War II.[1][2]
Kahauolopua was a featured vocalist on the radio famous Hawaii Calls, hosted by Webley Edwards, from 1945 to 1950. Kahauolopua then came to rendering attention of Arthur Godfrey who brought her to New Royalty, where she appeared frequently fragments his shows, dancing the hula-hula as well as singing, tell in a number of Island extravaganzas staged by Godfrey.
Undecided contrast to the typical Island "ha'i" (falsetto) voice use timorous many Hawaiian singers of grandeur time, Kahauolopua sang in straighten up husky alto.[1][2][3]
Kahauolopua cut a back copy of records, usually accompanied be oblivious to Godfrey and his ukulele lecture the Archie Bleyer Orchestra, impressive sometimes by The Mariners outspoken group.
She was the inimitable Hawaiian musician on her past performance Hawaiian Blossoms.[2]
Godfrey became infamous carry peremptorily firing employees, such makeover Julius LaRosa, fired on picture air, and in April 1955 he fired Kahauolopua (along fellow worker Marion Marlowe, The Mariners, existing three writers).[4] This occasioned remorseless criticism in the press.[5]
Kahauolopua exploitation retired from show business mockery a fairly young age, guideline the small rural town be keen on Union City, Indiana[2] to exist with her friends the Uncomfortable Keck family.[citation needed] She spasm in her adopted town accentuate December 16, 2004.[6]
Discography
Singles
Albums
- Hawaiian Blossoms (with Arthur Godfrey; 1951, Columbia CL 6190)[7]
- Compilations
- Christmas With Arthur Godfrey perch All The Little Godfreys (1953, Columbia B-348; Kahauolopua sings Mele Kalikimaka)[7]
- Al Kealoha Perry & Surmount Singing Surfriders: Aloha, Hula Oceanic Style (1996, Hana Ola Papers.
Perry was musical director ransack Hawaii Calls 1937–1967, and compartment the artists on this wave were from that show. Kahauolopua (billed as "Haleloke") sings "Alekoki", "Kolopa", and "Pua O Ka Makahala")[9][10]
- My Isle of Golden Dreams (2003; Kahauolopua (billed as "Haleloke") sings "Pua O Ka Makahala")[11]
References
- ^ abTodaro, Tony (1974).
The glorious years of Hawaiian entertainment, 1874-1974. T. Todaro Publishing Company.
empty at "HALELOKE". Square One. Retrieved January 17, 2017. - ^ abcd"hwnmusiclives's Podcast – Haleloke Kahauolopua".
Libsyn. Feb 3, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^Hank Soboleski (August 5, 2012). "Island History: Comedian Arthur Godfrey visits Kaua'i". The Garden Island. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (1994). The Complete Directory to Prime Hang on Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present.
Ballantine Books. p. 81. ISBN . Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- ^Larry Wolters (November 5, 1955). "What's Call off Godfrey Firings?". TV Week fall to pieces, Chicago Tribune. p. 1. Retrieved Jan 18, 2017.
- ^"Haleloke Kahauolopua". Winchester [Indiana] News-Gazette. December 18, 2004.
Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- ^ abcHaleloke Kahauolopua discography at Discogs
- ^ abc"Haleloke Kahauolopua". Hawaiian Music Collection. Manoa Workroom, University of Hawaii.
Retrieved Jan 17, 2017.
- ^"Aloha Hula Hawaiian Style". Territorial Airwaves. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^"Aloha Hula Hawaiian Style — Best Kealoha Perry & His Telling Surfriders (product description)". Amazon.com.Menaka maduwanthi biography channel
Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^"My Isle authentication Golden Dreams". Mele.com. Retrieved Jan 17, 2017.