"King" Bennie Nawahi

"King" Bennie Nawahi (July 3, 1899 - January 29, 1985) was an American steel guitar master from Hawaii, well-known throughout the United States in the 1920s and 30s. Celebrated as a virtuoso during his lifetime, his body of work has not garnered the accolades from later generations as have other Hawaiian musical stars of the era.

Read more about "King" Bennie Nawahi:  Biography, Blindness and Later Life, Discography

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