He was the first star of Hawaiian music and influenced many later artists.
In the 1940s through the 1950s, traditional Hawaiian music was hard to find.
After hours, local musicians would get together and play the traditional Hawaiian music for themselves.
There's live salsa and Hawaiian music a few nights a week - call for the schedule.
The speed at which Hawaiian music spread was really something.
To pass the time during the war, he learned to play the guitar, started writing songs, and came to love Hawaiian music.
His father was a sailor, and he had an early contact with Hawaiian music.
They produce and promote young artists in traditional Hawaiian music.
The sound has since become commonplace in country and Hawaiian music.
Griffin's use of it has primarily been in Hawaiian music.