Sol Hoopii In Hollywood - His First Recordings 1925

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Release Date: 2007

Label: Grass Skirt Records

"In 1925 SOL HOOPII recorded his first 78s for the obscure Hollywood Record Company. These highly influential performances forever changed the face of Hawaiian steel guitar and are reissued here for the first time, digitally remastered, together with the remaining Hawaiian recordings for the label by Coppock's Hawaiians, Charles Fredericks and Charlie Diamond." - Liner Notes 2007


The artists appeared on the original shellac recordings under different names. Sol Hoopii: "Waikiki Hawaiian Trio", "Sol Hoopii and His Hawaiian Trio", "Hawaiian Syncopators", "Hollywood Trio". -- Coppock's Hawaiians: "Coppock's Hawaiian Quartet". -- Charles Frederick's Hawaiians: "Charles Frederick's Honolulu Syncopators" and "Hawaiian Wayfarers" - Information was taken from the booklet of the CD.

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