| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Preface : B.B.'s dreams -- Guitar culture in the Hawaiian Kingdom -- Joseph Kekuku's steel guitar and the era of overthrow -- American debut : the making of the steel guitar craze -- Hawaiian troubadours and the global reach of the kīkā kila -- Holly-Hawaiians, electric guitars, and glass ceilings -- The disappearing of "Hawaiian" from American music -- Banishment, and return : seeking the steel guitar in the Hawaiian renaissance -- Epilogue : remembrance and kuleana |
| Summary |
Since the 19th century, the distinct tones of kīkā kila, the Hawaiian steel guitar, have defined the island sound. Here historian and steel guitarist John W. Troutman offers the instrument's definitive history, from its discovery by a young Hawaiian royalist named Joseph Kekuku to its revolutionary influence on American and world music |
| Notes |
"Published with the assistance of the Anniversary Fund of the University of North Carolina Press." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Hawaiian guitar -- History
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Music -- Hawaii -- History
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Music -- United States -- History
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World music -- History
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MUSIC -- Musical Instruments -- Strings.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
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Hawaiian guitar
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Music
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World music
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Hawaii
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781469627946 |
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1469627949 |
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9781469627939 |
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1469627930 |
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