Taputu's Tahitians, Rochefort, France

 

  
Kahauanu Lake
 

Bill Keale, KE, Martin Pahinui, George Ku
Bill Keale's 10th Annual Luau, Bend Oregon

 

 
Randy Lorenzo, Hawaii Theater
 
Ken with Sons of Hawaii veteran Dennis Kamakahi
  

Bruddah Smitty, Eddie Kamae and KE
Hanalei New Year's Eve

 
 

Jerry Byrd and Greg Sardina

 

  
Bobby Ungano, Japan
 
The Emerson brothers studied and performed with many legendary Hawaiian musicians throughout the '70s. Here they are with slack key kumu Auntie Alice Namakelua and her koa guitar, March, 1979
  

Always on the lookout for steel guitar variations, here is a picture of Albert Ammonds and his Rhythm Kings, featuring a Rickenbacher "frypan" steel, the first amplified guitar, in a jazz setting circa 1933.

 
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Ken and brother Phil studied vintage Hawaiian music styles from old 78 rpm recordings beginning in the early 1970's. This sepia photo is from their first album together (nice shoes, eh?).