VTG 1946 Sol Hoopii Along the Pineapple Trail Sheet Music Hawaiian Guitar Hawaii

Description

VTG 1946 Sol Hoopii, "Along the Pineapple Trail", Sheet Music Hawaiian Guitar Hawaii. Vintage, pre-owned condition. Nice for Framing too. It has some bent corners, and is in need of TLC. Please see all photos as they are part of the description. Sold as is vintage condition. Mailed FAST with USPS First Class Mail. I have many more listed as well and I combine shipping. Aloha!
Part of Sol Hoopii's Professional Arrangement for Hawaiian Guitar. Perfect for music lovers and collectors of Hawaiiana.
HISTORY:
Sol Ho'opi'i (Solomon Ho'opi'i Ka'ai'ai) was born in 1902 in Honolulu, Hawaii, the first of 21 children, a musical genius at the age of 3. He was influenced by his musical idols Joseph Kekuku, Pale K. Lua and David Ka'ili. He played his first professional engagements in San Francisco, California in 1919. He traveled there with two friends as stowaways on a ship. Passengers enjoyed his music so much they paid the fares. Dubbed "
King of the Steel Guitar
," he recorded with
Lani McIntire
in the group named "
Novelty Trio
." Taken to Hollywood by Hoot Gibson in early 1920s to play in country music band. Played first an acoustic Martin (with a very flamboyant style), then a black bakelite Rickenbacker electric. He might have been the first to play an electric steel guitar before an audience, as he played the Fry Pan prototype at a private party given for the purpose of raising funds to begin production of the instrument. Sol was in great demand in Hollywood as a musician, actor, and technical director. Known as the "
Hollywood Hawaiian
," when Mary Pickford had to play a scene requiring her to cry, she would insist on Sol's steel guitar playing to give her the proper emotion. Sol also played on radio and in night clubs in the Los Angeles area. In later life, beginning in 1938, he dedicated himself to gospel music and evangelism and produced some of best music of his career. Sol's extensive recordings were popular around the world and inspired many to play the steel guitar. He was the trend setter that no one could equal. His complex style was the most sophisticated in Hawaiian music. He had strong influence on country music, was copied by steel guitarists the world over. He suffered blindness near the end of his life, but continued to play, teach the gospel, and compose religious songs. He died at the age of 51 and was inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame in 1979.