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Julie H
Ha`aha`a

USA
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Posted - 10/14/2009 :  09:04:01 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Aloha,

I am planning a big fundraiser next February. It'll be in the middle of a deep, dark, cold winter, and I have arranged to have it at a nice restaurant. I want to transform the place into a "Swingin' Waikiki Nightclub" a la 40's era. My feeling is that folks would enjoy a side-trip to the tropics.

What songs would one have heard in nightclubs at that time? Was that considered the "Big Band" era? Did people dance a lot of swing, or what other kinds of dances? Any help at all would be appreciated.

Mahalo, Julie

Auntie Maria
Ha`aha`a

USA
1918 Posts

Posted - 10/15/2009 :  05:01:43 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Julie, this CD will give you a good idea of what was popular -- and it's appropriately titled "Night Club Hula Hawaiian Style" (from Cord/Hana Ola Records):
http://www.mele.com/music/artist/various+artists/night+club+hula...hawaiian+style/

It offers some big bands, some groups, and a solo by Gabby. Check out the names of some of the groups...George Archer & His Pagans. Wot???

Auntie Maria
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Admin
Pupule

USA
4551 Posts

Posted - 10/15/2009 :  09:16:10 AM  Show Profile  Visit Admin's Homepage  Send Admin an AOL message  Send Admin an ICQ Message  Send Admin a Yahoo! Message  Reply with Quote
Hi Julie. Sounds like an enjoyable evening. Best of luck with your fundraiser. Check www.raykinney.net

Andy
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bubba
Akahai

72 Posts

Posted - 10/15/2009 :  11:17:41 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Mr. Admin - thanks for the Ray Kinney website as I enjoyed it greatly. Interesting to see the sitting hula and the horn section.
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Mark
Ha`aha`a

USA
1628 Posts

Posted - 10/21/2009 :  07:50:18 AM  Show Profile  Visit Mark's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Hi Julie-

Just saw this. Sounds like a fun evening.

The 40s were at the transition between big band swing and the smaller, more R&B style postwar bands. Think Dorsey Brothers (individually by then), Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Louis Jordan. That's what most people associate with the era.

Here's a fun roundup of some of the most popular records of the 40s. You might be surprised at what's there.

http://rateyourmusic.com/charts/top/single/1940s

Here's some more background: http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/40smusic.html

Waikiki would have had all that, plus the great swinging Hawaiian bands, as referenced by Auntie Maria & Andy.

So who ya gonna hire for the band???
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dfpet
Aloha

USA
45 Posts

Posted - 11/05/2009 :  7:22:21 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi Julie,
Jerry's mom gave him a copy of Harry Owen's book "Sweet Leilani". As you probably know, Harry Owens wrote many songs and his group the Royal Hawaiians performed at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. This was from 1935 and on for years. Many of his songs you sing already: Sweet Leilani, To You Sweetheart, Aloha, Princes Poo-poo-ly (yep that's the way he spelled it!), Hawaii Calls, Hawaiian Hospitality, Maunaloa, Isa Lei.
Hope your fund raiser is a great success!
Aloha, Diana Petersen

Diana
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jmk
Lokahi

USA
115 Posts

Posted - 11/05/2009 :  10:42:50 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
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Edited by - jmk on 11/19/2009 6:40:46 PM
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