Troutman, John William.

Kīkā kila how the Hawaiian steel guitar changed the sound of modern music / [electronic resource] : John W. Troutman. - Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016] - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

"Published with the assistance of the Anniversary Fund of the University of North Carolina Press."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface : B.B.'s dreams -- Guitar culture in the Hawaiian Kingdom -- Joseph Kekuku's steel guitar and the era of overthrow -- American debut : the making of the steel guitar craze -- Hawaiian troubadours and the global reach of the kīkā kila -- Holly-Hawaiians, electric guitars, and glass ceilings -- The disappearing of "Hawaiian" from American music -- Banishment, and return : seeking the steel guitar in the Hawaiian renaissance -- Epilogue : remembrance and kuleana.

9781469627946 1469627949




World music--History.
Music--History.--United States
Music--History.--Hawaii
Hawaiian guitar--History.


Electronic books.

ML1015.G9 / T76 2016