Various Artists - Slidin' On The Frets: The Hawaiian Steel Guitar Phenomenon

2000 CD collection.

While not exactly luau music, Slidin' on the Frets: The Hawaiian Steel Guitar Phenomenon is steeped in island tradition. Made up of historical recordings highlighting the Hawaiian music craze of the early part of the 20th century, these 23 songs range in origin from Trinidad, Argentina, France, Greece, and more and feature a style quite removed from Don Ho's "Hawaiian Wedding Song." These gritty recordings have an earthy, bluesy feel to them much more akin to a Delta blues or pedal steel guitar sound, but at times have a wacky vaudeville/ragtime feel. Quite eclectic and never the same sound twice, Slidin' on the Frets is an interesting listen as well as an historical document.

Zac Johnson ~ AllMusicGuide

My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua - Kanui & Lula
Pame Sti Honoloulou - Bezos' Hawaiian Orchestra
Don't Sell It - Don't Give It Away - Oscar Woods
Milenberg Joys - Rodney Rogers' Red Peppers
My Little Blue Heaven - Jimmie Tarlton
Why My Craf Vex with Me - Emery Cournard
Down in Waikiki - Eddy's Hawaiian Serenaders
Honolulu Stomp - H.M. Barnes and His Blue Ridge Ramblers
U Like, Noa Like - Tau Moe's Hawaiian Jazzites
Mindinao March - Honolulu Players
Everybody Does It in Hawaii - King Oliver and His Orchestra
Ghost Dance - Truett and George
You'll Never Find a Daddy Like Me - Nelstone's Hawaiians
La Portena Es Una Papa - Les Loups
Has My Gal Been Here - Casey Bill
Smiles - Jimmy Yates' Boll Weevils
Clowin' the Frets - Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Trio
Caresses Venitiennes - Gino Bordin Hawaiian Orch
Guitar Rag - Sylvester Weaver
The Cat's Whiskers - Patt Patterson and His Champion Pep Riders
Happy Hawaiian Blues - Hawaiian Songbirds
Drifting and Dreaming - Lawson's Hawaiians
Sliding on the Frets - Andy Sannella