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Biography
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Ben Kalama
Effective period / Period of releases: 1956 - 1984
AKA Benny Kalama (b. June 29, 1916; d. September 21, 1999)Hawaiian falsetto singer who also played ukulele, bass guitar, and steel guitar from age 16 until near the time of his passing.
1993: Winner of a Nā Hōkū Hanohano Lifetime Achievement Award under the auspices of the Hawaiʻi Academy of Recording Arts.