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Leonard Kwan (1931-2000) was one of the most influential Hawaiian slack-key guitarists to emerge in the period immediately preceding the Hawaiian Cultural Renaissance of the 1970s. He made the first LP of slack key instrumentals, co-wrote the second slack key instruction book, and composed a number of pieces that have become part of the standard repertory. Most players will include Kwan, along with Gabby Pahinui, Sonny Chillingworth, and Atta Isaacs, on a list of the most significant players of the older generation.
Leonard Keʻala Kwan was born on Oʻahu in 1931. He studied string bass in high school (where he played in the dance band) and learned to play traditional slack key guitar from his maternal grandfather and his Uncle Pete Hauʻoli. He made his first single record, “Hawaiian Chimes,” for Island Recording Studio in 1957. He was noticed by Margaret Williams, the owner of Tradewinds Records, who recorded Kwan in her living room. The result, in 1958, was Kwan’s first Tradewinds single, the original instrumental “ʻOpihi Moemoe,” which would become his signature piece and a standard tune in the slack key repertory. In 1960, Tradewinds released an LP of Kwan’s playing, titled simply Slack Key, that included six of his own compositions, i...
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Ke'ala's Mele
Noho Paipai (Rocking Chair Hula)
Silver Threads Among the Gold
`Opihi Bounce
Po Mahina
Nahenahe
Pau Pilikia
Ke Aloha
Old Mauna Loa
Slack Key Serenade - Instrumental
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The Legendary Leonard Kwan : The Complete Early Recordings
Ke'ala's Mele
Slack Key
The Legendary Leonard Kwan
The Old Way - Slack Key By Leonard Kwan
Party Songs Hawaiian Style
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