Eddie Kekaula – Hawaii’s Golden Voice (1975)

ArtistEddie Kekaula
TitleHawaii’s Golden Voice
Year1975
LabelKekaula Productions
CountryUS
GenreCountry / Hawaiian
FormatLP
Tracklist1. Beyond the Reef
2. Tiny Bubbles
3. Ke Kali Nei Au (The Hawaiian Wedding Song)
4. Huki Lau Song
5. King’s Serenade (Imi Au Ia Oe)
6. Hawaiian War Chant
7. When the Maple Leaves Turn Gold
8. My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii
9. Waipio
10. Pearly Shells
11. Akaka Falls
12. Aloha Oe
DiscogsLink
    Ke Kali Nei Au (The Hawaiian Wedding Song) (preview)

Many thanks to my good friend Ben for this record when he downsized his vinyl collection awhile back.

Hawaiian country crooner, with lots of steel guitar for those who are into it!

This is quite far out of my wheelhouse, so I don’t really have much to say about it. He was a pretty talented singer, and the album features the work of famed steel guitarist Jerry Byrd. For whatever reason, judging from the Discogs listings, it seems this album was more popular in Canada than its native US.

Technical Notes: Despite being visually near-mint, this was a pretty noisy one. I did my best to clean things up without putting too much time into it. The last track has some percussion elements that couldn’t be de-clicked automatically, so I worked around them best I could.