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King Bennie Nawahi

King Bennie Nawahi

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About King Bennie Nawahi

King Bennie Nawahi (Benjamin Keakahiawa Nawahi) was an American slack-key guitar master from Hawaii, well-known throughout the country in the 1920s and 30s. He performed well into the 1970s, when a stroke left him partially paralyzed. Nawahi learned to play in the parks of Honolulu with his brother's band, the Hawaiian Novelty Five, playing on a passenger liner that sailed from Honolulu to San Francisco. The group began touring and Nawahi left for a solo career in the early 1920s.

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Top Tracks

1

maui no la ka oi

2.0K plays
2

Waikiki Waltz

918 plays
3

Singin' In The Bathtub

477 plays
4

black boy blues

440 plays
5

mauna kea

398 plays
6

hawaiian capers

327 plays
7

may day is lei day in hawaii

287 plays
8

my girl from the south sea isles

297 plays
9

big feet rag

271 plays
10

honolulu bound

279 plays
11

Ukulele Benny

256 plays
12

Tickling the Strings

196 plays
13

Hawaiian Melody

261 plays
14

my little a-1 brownie

248 plays
15

wiggle yo toes

244 plays
16

i went to hilo

291 plays
17

california blues

204 plays
18

dinah

248 plays
19

guitar rhythm

214 plays
20

waikiki blues

192 plays
21

Singin In the Bathtub

304 plays
22

aloha means i love you

238 plays
23

I've Seen My Baby

90 plays
24

otto wood, the bandit

168 plays
25

Ticklin' The Strings

106 plays
26

Hawaiian Capers - King Nawahi's Hawaiians

131 plays
27

Singin' In The Bathtub - Four Hawaiian Guitars

149 plays
28

Dinah - Red Devils

107 plays
29

Ukulele Benny - Georgia Jumpers

103 plays
30

Black Boy Blues - Four Hawaiian Guitars

103 plays
31

Aloha Means I Love You - King Nawahi's Hawaiians

92 plays
32

ticklin the strings

148 plays
33

Waikiki Blues - Hawaiian Beach Combers

92 plays
34

Ticklin' The Strings - King Nawahi's Hawaiians

91 plays
35

ive seen my baby

134 plays
36

My Girl From The South Sea Isles - Hawaiian Beach Combers

85 plays
37

California Blues - Georgia Jumpers

101 plays
38

Big Feet Rag - Georgia Jumpers

94 plays
39

I'm A Dreamer Aren't We All

58 plays
40

Mauna Kea - King Nawahi's Hawaiians

95 plays
41

Maui No La Ka Oi - King Nawahi's Hawaiians

78 plays
42

im a dreamer arent we all

121 plays
43

Hawaiian Melody - Hawaiian Beach Combers

75 plays
44

Honolulu Bound - Hawaiian Beach Combers

80 plays
45

I've Seen My Baby - Q R S Boys

69 plays
46

Guitar Rhythm - Geogia Jumpers

50 plays
47

May Day - King Nawahi's Hawaiians Is Leu Day in Hawaii

47 plays
48

My Little A-1 Brownie - Charles B. Smith

59 plays
49

Wiggle Yo Toes - Q R S Boys

53 plays
50

King Nawahi's Hawaiians / Hawaiian Capers [1929]

31 plays

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