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Originally Posted by markb  I like satellite (Sirius) radio in the truck and at work, blues, old rock, jazz, stations mostly.
In the shop it's old vinyl from my youth late 60's early 70's stuff.
In the house it's CDs some of my favorites in no order...
Manhatan Transfer, The Cheiftains, Dave Brubeck, Van morrison, Led Zeplin, Savoy Brown, Jimmy Smith, Lionel Hampton, Stan Getz, Asleep At The Wheel, Gabby Pahinui, Taj Mahal, Bela Fleck, Peter Paul and Mary, Sam Cook, Harry Belefonte, Les Paul and Mary Ford, Chet Atkins |
Mark, it is very nice to see that someone else has discovered the Pahinui family and their awesome Hawaiian music.
I spent three years on Oahu back in the eighties in the Marines. One man I knew who worked in the shipyard at Pearl Harbor was a full blooded Hawaiian named Sammy Kahuhiwa and he could play circles around anyone on his Kahala ukelele- if you think Ricky Scaggs, Roy Clark or Eric Clapton are good, Sammy would leave you dumbstruck to see him play and sing.
Sammy was a huge man, maybe 350 lbs with fingers the size of jumbo bananas and that tiny uke just about disappeared in his grasp but boy could he play. It always made me want to just throw my guitar out the window and at that time I had been playing already for almost ten years. Sammy had a natural talent and such fluid skill- plus a great voice.
Anyone who appreciates any style of music should check out these Hawaiians- "slack key" Hawaiian guitar is so unknown in the mainstream and if you are a guitar player, get ready to be humbled...
Dan.