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Bill Wolfgramme
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Bill Wolfgramme (7 October 1925 — 25 September 2003) aka Bill Wolfgramm was a Tongan musician specialising in lap steel guitar and popular Hawaiian music. View wikiBill Wolfgramme (7 October 1925 — 25 September 2003) aka Bill Wolfgramm was a Tongan musician specialising in lap steel guitar and popular Hawaiian music. View wikiBill Wolfgramme (7 October 1925 — 25 September 2003) aka Bill Wolfgramm was a Tongan musician specialising in lap steel guitar and popular Hawaiian music. View wiki
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Gene Rains
2,172 listeners
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Ethel Azama
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Ethel Azama (August 28, 1934 – March 1984) was an American jazz and popular singer and recording artist. She sang regularly in nightclubs a… read moreEthel Azama (August 28, 1934 – March 1984) was an American jazz and popular singer and recording artist. She sang regularly in nightclubs and other concert venues between the mid-1950s and 1984. She was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawai… read moreEthel Azama (August 28, 1934 – March 1984) was an American jazz and popular singer and recording artist. She sang regularly in nightclubs and other concert venues between the mid-1950s and 1984. She was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii and was of Okinawan ancestry. She was a Nisei or second-ge… read more
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Living Guitars
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It took a long time for sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar to master the intricate 2,000-year-old raga art form of India. It took a long time for … read moreIt took a long time for sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar to master the intricate 2,000-year-old raga art form of India. It took a long time for San Francisco to develop from a bustling frontier town - "an American dream; includes Indians… read moreIt took a long time for sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar to master the intricate 2,000-year-old raga art form of India. It took a long time for San Francisco to develop from a bustling frontier town - "an American dream; includes Indians too" * - to the place the hippies call home. It took a… read more
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Leo Addeo
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The Gene Rains Group
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David Carroll
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