Alfred Apaka

Alfred Apaka

Alfred Aholo Apaka, Jr. (March 19, 1919 – January 30, 1960) was a Hawaiian singer whose romantic baritone voice was closely identified with Hawaii between the late 1940s and the early 1960s. Alfred Apaka was arguably the foremost interpreter of Hapa haole music, which melded Hawaiian music with traditional pop music arrangements and English lyrics to convey Polynesian imagery and themes.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 19, 1919 (Honolulu), Died January 30, 1960 (Honolulu)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1964

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 130 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	L 11751	9/1/1959	Sweet Leilani	Alfred Apaka	vocalist
Decca	L 11752	8/1/1955	I wish they didn't mean goodbye	Alfred Apaka	vocalist
Decca	L 11753	9/2/1959	Now is the hour	Alfred Apaka	vocalist
Decca	L 11754	9/2/1959	To you sweetheart Aloha	Alfred Apaka	vocalist
Decca	L 11755	9/2/1959	Pagan love song	Alfred Apaka	vocalist
Decca	L 11756	9/2/1959	Keep your eyes on the hands	Alfred Apaka	vocalist
Decca	L 11757	9/2/1959	Aloha Oe	Alfred Apaka	vocalist
Decca	L 11758	9/3/1959	Far across the sea	Alfred Apaka	vocalist
Decca	L 11759	9/3/1959	You are beautiful	Alfred Apaka	vocalist
Decca	L 11760	9/3/1959	Bali Ha'i	Alfred Apaka	vocalist
Decca	L 11761	9/3/1959	Kealoha	Alfred Apaka	vocalist
Decca	L 11762	9/3/1959	Sweet someone	Alfred Apaka	vocalist
Decca	L 11763	9/3/1959	Sing me a song of the islands	Alfred Apaka	vocalist
Decca	L 11764	9/3/1959	Paradise isle	Alfred Apaka	vocalist
Decca	L 11765	9/3/1959	Forevermore	Alfred Apaka	vocalist
Decca	L 11766	9/5/1959	This song of love	Alfred Apaka	vocalist
Decca	L 11767	9/5/1959	Princess Poo-Poo-Ly has plenty papayas	Alfred Apaka	vocalist
Decca	L 11768	9/5/1959	Flowers of paradise	Alfred Apaka	vocalist
Decca	L 11769	9/5/1959	Old plantation	Alfred Apaka	vocalist
Decca	L 11770	9/6/1959	Hawaiian love call	Alfred Apaka	vocalist
Decca	L 11771	9/6/1959	I will always love you	Alfred Apaka	vocalist
Decca	L 11772	9/6/1959	The magic islands	Alfred Apaka	vocalist
Decca	L 11773	9/6/1959	Legend of the rain	Alfred Apaka	vocalist
Decca	L 12343	1/30/1961	I could have danced all night	Alfred Apaka	vocalist
Decca	L 12344	1/30/1961	Night and day	Alfred Apaka	vocalist

(Results 76-100 of 130 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Apaka, Alfred," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106410.

Apaka, Alfred. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106410.

"Apaka, Alfred." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.