146 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Genoa Keawe Mahalo e Hilo Hanakahi on a 49th State Records pressing, a Hawaiian vocal group recording Hawaiian standards.AI summary
49th State 283 Hawaiian
George Archer and the Pagans recorded Hawaiian-themed novelty songs—"Hawaiian Vamp" and "Polynesian Hideaway"—for Bell, a minor American label (LKS33). The Hawaiian craze was popular in the 1920s–1930s and produced many amateur and semi-professional recordings.AI summary
Bell LKS33 Hawaiian
George Kainapau, performing here with G. Archer and the Pagans, recorded two Hawaiian songs, "E Mama ea" and "Hookipa Paka", on the Bell label. Hawaiian music was a popular commercial genre in the 1920s and 1930s, and this pressing documents the colonial-era fascination with island sounds.AI summary
Bell 112 Hawaiian
Gus Jenners Duo recorded Hawaiian numbers for Standard Records, a short-lived British label; the Hawaiian repertoire and obscure label suggest a small regional pressing.AI summary
Standard 509 Hawaiian
H. Roy, a performer of Hawaiian and novelty songs, recorded these numbers for the Ar label. The artist is not well known from standard reference; the Hawaiian content on the B-side is typical of 1930s popular repertoire.AI summary
Ariel 4888 Hawaiian
Harry Raderman on Gennett Records, a US label, performing Hawaiian-influenced light songs of the 1920s.AI summary
Gennett 4778 Hawaiian
A Hawaiian guitar duo or ensemble recorded 'Honolulu blues' and 'Chunka' for Bell, a minor British label, catalogue 314. The very low catalogue number suggests an early pressing.AI summary
Bell 314 Hawaiian
Hawaiian Quintette recording Hawaiian songs ('Tomi Tomi' and 'Mai Poina Oe Ia'u') for Victor. An acoustic Hawaiian music recording.AI summary
Victor 65340 Hawaiian
Hawaiian Serenaders performing 'Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life' and 'Kiss Me Again' on Perfection P422, a budget British label.AI summary
Perfect P422 Hawaiian
Hawaiian Trio on Citizen 731, performing 'Mari Mari' and 'O Sole Mio', likely 1920s.AI summary
Citizen 731 Hawaiian
The Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra recorded 'A Little Street in Honolulu' and 'All Through the Night' for Victor (22504), representing the Hawaiian music craze that swept both America and Britain in the 1920s and 1930s.AI summary
Victor 22504 Hawaiian
Hilos Hawaiian Orchestra performing two Hawaiian songs for Victor (the US RCA subsidiary). This is a commercial Hawaiian music recording from an unidentified US group.AI summary
Victor 20596 Hawaiian
The Honolulu Quartet recorded 'Golden Gates of Paradise' and 'There's a Stranger in Heaven tonight' for Decca, catalogue F1991. These are sacred or sentimental songs recorded by a Hawaiian or novelty quartet. Decca F1991 dates from the mid-to-late 1930s.AI summary
Decca F1991 Hawaiian
The Honolulu Serenaders with Sposin' and, featuring Al Bowlly, This Is Heaven on Dominion A242.AI summary
Dominion A242 Hawaiian
The Honolulu Serenaders with Singin' in the Rain and Tiptoe Through the Tulips on Dominion A253.AI summary
Dominion A253 Hawaiian
Honolulu Serenaders performing 'Love Song' and 'Pagan Love Song' on Dominion, catalogue 219. The group's name suggests Hawaiian or tropical instrumentation typical of the 1920s.AI summary
Dominion A219 Hawaiian
The Honolulu Serenaders performing 'Silv'ry Moon' and 'Gypsy Dream Rose' on Domino C319, a British label of the 1920s-1930s.AI summary
Dominion C319 Hawaiian
The Honolulu Serenaders recorded 'Honolulu Stomp' and 'Mele of Hawaii' for Victor (21120). The Honolulu Serenaders were a vocal group specializing in Hawaiian music; this is an American Victor pressing, not a UK issue.AI summary
Victor 21120 Hawaiian
Horace Wright and Rene Dietrich with My Luau Girl and On the Beach at Waikiki on Victor 18132.AI summary
Victor 18132 Hawaiian
Jack de Mello recorded 'Coconut Willie' for Aloha Records, a Hawaiian music imprint; the scarcity of Aloha catalogue information and the absence of a catalogue number suggest a short-lived or obscure pressing.AI summary
Aloha Hawaiian
John K. Almeida recorded two pieces in Hawaiian, "Tutu E" and "Kalakaua", on a 49th State label pressing — likely recorded in Hawaii or by a Hawaiian performer.AI summary
49th State 81 Hawaiian
John K. Almeida performs Hawaiian chant material — 'Ko Mai Ho Eueu Chant' and 'Nani Wale Na Hala' — on a 49th State Records pressing. The label and catalogue number suggest a Hawaiian or territorial pressing.AI summary
49th State 220 Hawaiian
John K Almeida recorded 'Sweet Lelani' and 'Kona Hema Oka Lani' on the 49th State label—Hawaiian vocal music, likely from the 1940s–1950s, from a minor regional or specialist imprint.AI summary
49th State 60 Hawaiian
John K Almeida recorded 'Hawaiian Hospitality' for the 49th State label, an obscure American or regional imprint.AI summary
49th State 63 Hawaiian
Johnny Kaonohi Pineapple recorded Hawaiian guitar repertoire on Regal in what appears to be the 1940s-50s—a minor artist on a budget label.AI summary
Regal MR3490 Hawaiian
Johnny Wade recorded two Hawaiian songs, 'Goodbye Hawaii' and 'Sweet Hawaiian Isle', for Regal G25004. Hawaiian-themed novelty records were popular in Britain in the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Regal G25004 Hawaiian
Johnny Wade performing 'Kiss by Lake Catani' and 'When Hawaii Calls' on Columbia DO3297, a British pressing from the late 1940s–early 1950s.AI summary
Columbia DO3297 Hawaiian
Johnny Wade performing 'Dreamy Honolulu' and 'Hawaiian Love Song' for Regal G-series (G25060), 1930s–40s.AI summary
Regal G25060 Hawaiian
Johnny Wade on Fid catalogue 1052, two Hawaiian or tropical-themed instrumental or vocal numbers. Fid was an obscure British label.AI summary
Fidelio 1052 Hawaiian
The Kalua Hawaiian Players perform 'Drifting and Dreaming' and 'On Our Parting Day' on Decca F5190, capturing the Hawaiian music craze of the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Decca F5190 Hawaiian
Hawaiian music recorded by the Kalua Hawaiian Players for Decca in the 1930s or 1940s, representing the mainland British craze for tropical-themed popular music during this period.AI summary
Decca F3092 Hawaiian
Kanaka Bush on the Courtney label, a small British imprint largely unknown to mainstream discography, with sides titled 'Melody of the South seas' and 'South sea Island boogie'.AI summary
Courtney 133 Hawaiian
Karl Reich was a Hawaiian steel-guitar performer and composer active in the 1920s and 1930s. This HMV B side documents his work in the Hawaiian music genre, which enjoyed considerable popularity during this period.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3958 Hawaiian
King Nawahi's Hawaiians performing Hawaiian vocal numbers on Columbia. Nawahi was a Hawaiian musician recorded in the early acoustic era; UK copies of Hawaiian sides on the DB series are relatively scarce.AI summary
Columbia DB248 Hawaiian
Kio Valencia's Guitar Band on Piccadilly Records, a cheap British label of the 1930s, performing Hawaiian-influenced material — 'Tomi Tomi' and 'On the Beach at Waikiki' are typical of the guitar-band novelty repertoire that was commercially recorded but rarely preserved.AI summary
Piccadilly c115 Hawaiian
Lani McIntire on Decca F6829 with 'Sweet Hawaiian Chimes' and 'When You Dream About Hawaii'. McIntire was a Hawaiian guitarist and bandleader known for ukulele- and slack-key-based popular music.AI summary
Decca F6829 Hawaiian
Lani McIntire, a well-known Hawaiian bandleader active in Hollywood recording and film work through the 1930s and 40s, plays 'Moonlight and Shadows' and 'Beautiful Kahana' on Decca.AI summary
Decca 1174 Hawaiian
Lani McIntyre, a Hawaiian musician and bandleader of the 1920s-1930s, performing two operetta selections for Decca. McIntyre recorded prolifically in the Hawaiian music genre throughout the early sound era.AI summary
Decca F6516 Hawaiian
Decca 1644 Hawaiian
Lennie Lane recorded 'Island Honeymoon' and 'It's better in Hawaii' for Neptune, catalogue 103, a small British label of the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Neptune 103 Hawaiian
Louise and Ferra's Hawaiian Orchestra play 'Missouri Waltz' and 'Moonlight Waltz' on Pathé, whose acoustic-era vertical-cut discs from the height of the 1920s Hawaiian-music craze are now an unusual survival.AI summary
Pathé 1126 Hawaiian
Lucille Gabriel with Randy Oness performing two Hawaiian-themed songs on the Pitman label, an obscure British imprint. One title, 'Cryin' on the Gay Hawaiian Shore', suggests early-to-mid twentieth-century light novelty material.AI summary
Pitman-Hawaiian 903 Hawaiian
Polydor 11540 Hawaiian
Hawaiian songs by Malvina Ancaster & Lilo on GamG, an obscure British label.AI summary
Gamage G597 Hawaiian
Mannie Klein, a virtuoso swing trumpet player, recorded with Hawaiian-inflected titles on Columbia FB-series around the mid-1930s, blending jazz swing with tropical styling.AI summary
Columbia FB2015 Hawaiian
Mannie Klein's swing group recorded Hawaiian-flavoured instrumental numbers 'Dreamy Hawaiian Moon' and 'Moonlight in Waikiki' for Columbia; Klein was a respected jazz trumpeter of the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia FB2015 Hawaiian
Mannie Klein's Swing-A-Hulas with Mahihini Mele and Moonlight in Waikiki on Vocalion 4114.AI summary
Vocalion 4114 Hawaiian
Manny Klein's Hawaiians recorded "Ulili Hula" and "Maori Brown Eyes" for Bluebird (10807), capitalising on the Hawaiian music craze of the 1930s. Klein was an American trumpeter and bandleader; this is a novelty Hawaiian recording from the era.AI summary
Bluebird 10807 Hawaiian