- Sonny Lim
Elmer "Sonny" Lim is a
Hawaii an musician andslack key guitar player from Waimea (Kamuela ) on the Big Island of Hawaii. Sonny is part of the musicalLim Family , which is also famous around the islands.Sonny grew up with a father who was a
Paniolo , or Hawaiian cowboy on the famed Parker ranch and later worked for the ranch himself. In this respect, Sonny carries on the slack key tradition born amongst Waimea Cowboys over a hundred years earlier. LikeLedward Kaapana , however, Sonny learned primarily from Kalapana slack key master "Uncle"Fred Punahoa , who moved in with Sonny's family for several weeks to teach him.In addition to playing with the Lim Family, Sonny has played with the
Makaha Sons of Ni’ihau and shared the stage with many other Hawaiian artists such asCyril Pahinui .He can be heard on the Grammy Winning album "Slack Key Guitar Volume 2", as well as his Solo Debut "Slack Key Guitar: The Artistry of Sonny Lim," both available on
Palm Records .External links
* [http://www.palmrecords.com/artists/sonny_lim.php Sonny Lim Bio on Palm Records' Website]
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