Walter Kolomoku

Walter Kolomoku (February 14, 1889 – May 6, 1930) was a Hawaiian steel guitar musician, actor, and recording artist. He has a cameo in D. W. Griffith's film The Idol Dancer. He recorded Southern Melodies Waltz No. 1 on Victor Records. He played the steel guitar. His work includes recorded performances as part of the Hawaiian Quintette. He toured with Ernest Kaʻai. He left Honolulu and lived in New York for 20 years. He conducted the Hawaiian Conservatory of Music. He recorded several songs on Victor records. He taught guitar and ukelele via correspondence classes. Musician Bob Dunn took the steel guitar courses as a young man. Kolomoku recorded the album Southern Melodies in 1928 covering Southern classics on the steel guitar. He married and had a son.

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1913 - 1942

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-30 of 30 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-73387	10-in.	9/12/1932	Awapuhi	Honolulu Islanders ; Daivd Kaonohi	Instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian)	composer
Victor	BS-046839	10-in.	2/6/1940	Kalua skies	Native Islanders ; Johnny Kaonohi Pineapple	Male vocal solo and male vocal trio, with instrumental quintet (Hawaiian)	composer
Victor	BS-070341	10-in.	10/29/1941	Ginger flower	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-075435	10-in.	7/20/1942	Ginger flower (Awapuhi)	Native Islanders ; Johnny Kaonohi Pineapple	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and humming	composer
OKeh	W403691	10-in.	1/25/1930	Ku'u lei	Kalama Quartette	Male vocal and instrumental ensemble, with yodeling (Hawaiian)	composer

(Results 26-30 of 30 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kolomoku, Walter," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/114326.

Kolomoku, Walter. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/114326.

"Kolomoku, Walter." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.