Friday, June 26, 2009

Hawaiian Videos: Music of Bill Tapia

Bill Tapia is 101 years of age. He is still making performances at home in Honolulu and at venues on the mainland. At age 10 he was already a professional musician while playing for World War I troops stationed in Hawaii. Tapia is often credited as the first musician to play jazz on the ukulele.

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