Ke Alahou, Volume I, Number 2, 1 December 1979 — PUKE GABBY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PUKE GABBY

0 Gabby Pahinui, he kanaka pookela no ke kani pila me ke ki hoalu no keia manawa. A he mea oiaio no i ka hoolohe ana o keia pa leo hou e puka ia ana e Dave Guard ame Hula Records Company mahope o ka hoopaa ia ana i ka makahiki 1961. Eia no ka wahi a Dave Guard no ke kumu o ka hoopuka ana o ua pa leo nei: I resolved that if I ever had the money and Gabby were still playing, to try"T6 make a "straight" recording of his guitar and singing with just a little bass and ukulele to ride along for company. ' 1 kela manawa, he mea maa mau no ka hoolohe ana a aole i maopopo he hana noeau. Ua kapa ia me ka inoa Pure Gabby a he inoa pololei no hoi no ka mea oia no ka leo ame ka " hookani maoli ana a Gabby... Aole huipu ia me na pila hookani e ae a ua kani pila o Gabby me ka akahele ame ka puana olelo makua me ka leo * nahenahe. E hoomaikai ia Hula Records no ka palapala hoike a wehewehe no na mele, ka moolelo o ke ki hoalu ame ka hoopuka ana o ka pa leo a me ka mookuauhau o Gabby Pahinui. Aole lakou e ho'ole nō ke ano o kana mele a kani pila ana. Ua like pu ka mele a kanipila a Gabby me na makua ame na kupuna o ka wa mamua. He leo nahenahe a oluolu. He kanaka al'akai no ia no na apio. Eia no hoi he kanaka e noho a hana i ka manawa ino a maikai a e haawi i kana aloha a hoolaulea a e hana paakiki. . < . \lamiKr n kuai i keia pa leo hou. eia he olelo akahele: E hoomanao ua hoopaa ia mamua me ka mikini o kela vva a niawaho o ka hale hoopaa leo. Ano kanai'i ke kani pila ana i ka hoolohe ana. A ina aole maa mau i ka hoolohe ana me ka Hoomaikai ana o ko ke hoalu alaila luhi paha no oe i ka hoolohe o ka pa leo. A elua pa leo iloko o keia puke hookomo oia o kekahi me na mele liawaii ame kekahi me ka waiaau Wale no. _

G:ihhy Pahinui