Peter Moon (musician)
Peter Moon | |
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Born | Peter Moon August 25, 1944 |
Died | February 17, 2018 Oʻahu, Hawaii, United States | (aged 73)
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Ukulele and guitar player, record producer, song writer |
Known for | Active musician in Hawaii |
Peter Moon[1] (August 25, 1944 – February 17, 2018)[2] was an American ukulele and slack-key guitar player.
Career
Peter Moon was born in Honolulu on the island of
After the breakup of The Sunday Manoa, the Cazimeros continued on as the
In the mid 1990s, Moon started producing instrumental albums which led to his first ʻukulele instructional video, The Magic of the Ukulele. Moon was active in other facets of the music business in Hawaiʻi, including the new version of
Peter Moon was inducted into the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame in 2007.[11]
Peter Moon is survived by his son, Peter Wook Moon.
Discography
with Sunday Manoa
Studio
- Meet Palani Vaughan and the Sunday Manoa (1967)
- Hawaiian Time (1968)
- Guava Jam (1969)
- Crack Seed (1972)
- Sunday Manoa 3 (1973)
Compilation
- Best of Sunday Manoa Vol I (1982)
- Best of Sunday Manoa Vol II (1982)
with Peter Moon Band
Studio
- Tropical Storm (1979)
- Malie (1980)
- Best of the Peter Moon Band (1981)
- Cane Fire (1982)
- Harbor Lights (1983)
- The Guitar Man (1988)
- Black Orchid (1988)
- Full Moon (1989)
- The Music Makers (1990)
- Heat Wave (1991)
- Midnight Sun (1992)
- Oasis (1993)
- Iron Mango (1994)
- Hoi Hou (1995)
- The Path (1996)
- Kanikapila (1997)
- Juicy Fruits (1998)
- Island Afternoon w/Dwight Kanae (1999)
- Island Afternoon 2 w/Dwight Kanae (2000)
Compilation
- Greatest Hits Collection I (1986)
- Greatest Hits Collection II (1988–1998) (1999)
Other albums
- Dance with Me (1989)
- Ho'i Hou (1995)
- Kanikapila (1998)
References
- ^ "Blending Traditional and Contemporary". Garden Island Arts Council. 3 February 2014.
- ^ Saupe, Jonathan (12 March 2018). "Beloved Hawaiian music artist Peter Moon dies at the age of 73". Hawaii News Now.
- ^ Shikina, Rob (11 March 2018). "Peter Moon, Hawaiian music virtuoso, dies at 73". Star Advertiser.
- ^ a b "Musician, composer Peter Moon dies at 73". The Maui News. 13 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "MOON, PETER: PERFORMER BIOGRAPHY". Hawaiian Music College.
- ^ Tranquada, p. 156.
- ^ The Sunday Manoa.
- ^ Kanahele, p. 445.
- ^ Kanahele, p. 271.
- ^ Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features.
- ^ Kanahele, p. 280.
Sources
- Kanahele, George, and John Berger, eds., Hawaiian Music & Musicians, 2nd edition (2012) (2012). Hawaiian Music and Musicians: An Encyclopedic History. Honolulu: Mutual Publishing. ISBN 978-1-56647-967-7.)
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link - Tranquada, Jim (2012). The Ukulele: A History. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-3634-4.
External links
- Peter Moon Profile at Mountain Apple Company
- New Moon Phase in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin
- 'Ukulele tab for Peter Moon's "Pandanus" on Live 'Ukulele.com