Slidin' on the Frets: The Hawaiian Steel Guitar Phenomenon

by SLIDIN FRETS HAWAIIAN STEEL GUI

Overview

While not exactly luau music, Slidin' on the Frets: The Hawaiian Steel Guitar Phenomenon is steeped in island tradition. Made up of historical recordings highlighting the Hawaiian music craze of the early part of the 20th century, these 23 songs range in origin from Trinidad, Argentina, France, Greece, and more and feature a style quite removed from Don Ho's "Hawaiian Wedding Song." These gritty recordings have an earthy, bluesy feel to them much more akin to a Delta blues or pedal steel guitar sound, but at times have a wacky vaudeville/ragtime feel. Quite eclectic and never the same sound twice, Slidin' on the Frets is an interesting listen as well as an historical document. ~ Zac Johnson

Product Details

Release Date:	06/13/2000
Label:	YAZOO
UPC:	0016351205629

Tracks

1. My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii  - Bill Cogswell  - Tommy Harrison  -  Kanui & Lula  - Johnny Noble
2. Pame Sti Honolulu  -  Bezos' Hawaiian Orchestra
3. Don't Sell It (Don't Give It Away)  - Oscar Woods
4. Milenberg Joys  - Rodney Rogers' Red Peppers
5. My Little Blue Heaven  - Jimmie Tarlton
6. Why My Craf Vex With Me  - Emery Cournard
7. Down in Waikiki  -  Eddy's Hawaiian Serenaders
8. Honolulu Stomp  - H.M. Barnes Blue Ridge Ramblers
9. U Like, Noa Like  -  Tau Moe's Hawaiian Jazzites
10. Mindinao March  -  Honolulu Players
11. Everybody Does It in Hawaii  -  King Oliver  - Elsie McWilliams  - Jimmie Rodgers
12. Ghost Dance  -  Truett & George
13. You'll Never Find a Daddy Like Me  -  Nelstone's Hawaiians
14. La Portena Es Una Papa  -  Loups
15. Has My Gal Been Here  - Casey Bill Weldon
16. Smiles  - Jimmy Yates' Boll Weevils
17. Clowin' the Frets  -  Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Trio
18. Caresses Venitiennes  -  Bordin
19. Guitar Rag  -  Public Domain  - Sylvester Weaver
20. The Cat's Whiskers  -  Paterson
21. Happy Hawaiian Blues  -  Hawaiian Songbirds
22. Drifting and Dreaming  -  Lawson's Hawaiians
23. Sliding on the Frets  - Andy Sannella

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Honolulu Players   Primary Artist
Pat Patterson & His Champion Rep Riders   Primary Artist
Nelstone's Hawaiians   Primary Artist
Emery Cournard   Primary Artist
Lawson's Hawaiians   Primary Artist
Jimmy Yates' Boll Weevils   Primary Artist
Hawaiian Songbirds   Primary Artist
Rodney Rogers' Red Peppers   Primary Artist
Eddy's Hawaiian Serenaders   Primary Artist
Gino Bordin Hawaiian Orchestra   Primary Artist
H.M. Barnes Blue Ridge Ramblers   Primary Artist
Tau Moe's Hawaiian Jazzites   Primary Artist
Bezos' Hawaiian Orchestra   Primary Artist
Truett & George   Primary Artist
Les Loups   Primary Artist
Casey Bill Weldon   Primary Artist
King Oliver   Primary Artist
Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Trio   Primary Artist
Casey Bill   Primary Artist
Kanui & Lula   Primary Artist
Sylvester Weaver   Primary Artist
Oscar Woods   Primary Artist
Jimmie Tarlton   Primary Artist
Andy Sannella   Primary Artist
H.M. Barnes' Blue Ridge Ramblers   Primary Artist
King Oliver & His Orchestra   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Jimmie Tarlton   Composer,Performer
Elsie McWilliams   Composer
Andy Sannella   Performer
Tommy Harrison   Composer
Oscar Woods   Performer
Kanui & Lula   Performer
Jimmie Rodgers   Composer
Johnny Noble   Composer
King Oliver   Composer
Bill Cogswell   Composer
Sylvester Weaver   Performer,Composer
Joan Pelosi   Design
Robert Armstrong   Liner Notes,Producer
Sherwin Dunner   Producer
Public Domain   Composer
Richard Nevins   Remastering