Hal Aloma
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"King of the Steel Guitar" Hal Aloma is among the most accomplished and well-rounded of the Hawaii's greatest artists. The young Aloma led his own orchestra in Honolulu and recorded many 78 rpm singles and albums. He recorded many stereo LPs later for the Dot label, several of which are classics of virtuosic steel playing. His voice also is very agreeable, and such winsome recordings as "I'm a Happy Hawaiian Cowboy" (a good match with Sol K. Bright's classic "Hawaiian Cowboy") deserved to have become standards. |
Hal Aloma LPs
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| 8 | Songs of Old Hawaii 10"; MGM E-169 (3/4 reissued on 12" Hawaiian Memories; MGM E-3273, split w/Lani McIntire) |
| 8 | Lani McIntire/Hal Aloma: Hawaiian Memories; MGM E-3273 (reissues 6 of the 8 cuts on the 10") |
| 8 | Hal Aloma, King of the Steel Guitar & his Hawaiians: A Musical Portrait of Hawaii; Columbia CL-538 (Hawaiian Holiday; Columbia CL-538) |
| 7 | The Lure of the Islands; Dot DLP-25057 |
| 6 | Sweet Leilani; Dot DLP-25228 |
| 8 | Hal Aloma Takes Your Favorite Tunes on a Trip to Hawaii; Dot DLP-25287 |
| 8 | At the Luau 400; Dot DLP-25367 |
| 8 | Sings Island Songs; Dot DLP-25451 |
| 6 | On Paradise Isle; Dot DLP-25514 |
| 6 | Hawaiian Serenade; Dot DLP-25655 |
| 5 | Hawaiian Dreams; Dot DLP-25758 |
| 5 | Island Serenade; Dot/Hamilton HLP-174 (compilation) |
| 5 | Songs of the Islands; Pickwick SPC-3099 (compilation) |
Hal Aloma Sideman LPs
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| 6 | Ernie Warren & the Hula Rhythm Boys: A Latin from Manhattan in Hawaii; Fiesta FLPS-1248 |
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