George Kahumoku, Jr.

George Kahumoku, Jr.

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Name = George Kahumoku, Jr.


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Origin = Kona, Hawaiʻi
Instrument = Guitar
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Genre = Hawaiian
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George Kahumoku, Jr. is a Grammy award-winning musician specializing in slack-key guitar. Born in Kona on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi, he has been termed a Hawaiian "renaissance man" by "Maui Time Weekly". [cite web |url=http://www.kahumoku.com/pr/mauitime.htm |title=George Kahumoku, Jr. Hawai`i’s Renaissance Man |author=Stevie Sparks |date=2000-01-08 |accessdate=2008-01-07] He received the 2007 Grammy Award for Best Hawaiian Music Album for the compilation album "Legends Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar — Live From Maui".

External links

* [http://www.kahumoku.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.amazon.com/Hawaiian-Life-George-Kahumoku-Jr/dp/0970443404 Autobiography]
* [http://www.santa-cruz.com/archive/2002/July/18/style/stories/01style.htm Profile in Santa Cruz Sentinel]

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