Steel guitar music started on the island of Oahu — and teachers there are working with the next generation of students to continue the tradition. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) Quincy Cortez ...

Folklyric: C-7027 (on container: 7027). Title on container: Hawaiian steel guitar classics, 1927-1938. "A sampler ... of acoustic Hawaiian lap steel guitar. Selections range from turn-of-the-century ...

In 1904, Joseph Kekuku, inventor of the Hawaiian steel guitar, left Hawaii to perform on the American West Coast. Newspaper critics called him the “world’s greatest guitar soloist.” Redpath Chautauqua ...

Some of our best steel guitar players will assemble Friday for the opening of the seventh annual Maui Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at the Ka’anapali Beach Hotel. The musicians include Alan Akaka, ...

“I just love what I can get out of the guitar, the lilting sound and full-body richness of the tone,” says acclaimed Hawaiian steel guitarist Alan Akaka. “It conjures up Hawaii.” This esteemed ...

HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Alan Akaka is a master at producing haunting melodies and harmonies on the Hawaiian Steel Guitar. As the eight-stringed instrument rests on his lap, he glides a ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. On other songs he takes a conventional approach. An ...

KAILUA, Hawaii – Quincy Cortez plucks at a slim black box laid across his legs, his fingers flashing silver. Steel strings twang with each pull from the metal rings – wearable guitar picks – adorning ...