Bob Brozman

Bob Brozman

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A champion of the blues, guitar player and ethnomusicologist Bob Brozman combined his instrumental prowess and academic background to explore the connection between blues and indigenous music from around the world. Born in New York City on March 8, 1954, Brozman was a noted master of the slide guitar, as evidenced on his 1988 album Devil’s Slide and A Truckload of Blues in 1992. While his musical pursuits remained too esoteric to cross into the mainstream, he cultivated an audience and collaborated with other artists who shared his passion for music from bygone times and far-flung locales.

Brozman’s appreciation for vintage instruments, sounds, and recording techniques came through on his records, which primarily celebrated blues and jazz of the 1920s and 30s. His taste for the arcane makes him the sort of figure whose records fit alongside Nick Cave, Tom Waits, and Leon Redbone in the collections of listeners with a taste for older, sometimes off-kilter sounds refracted through a contemporary prism. He would travel the globe to learn from and collaborate with musicians from India, Guinea, Japan, and Ireland, and taught at Macquarie University in Australia. He also joined the outfit R. Crumb & His Cheap Suit Serenaders, a band created by the popular illustrator to revisit early blues sounds. Brozman continued to release albums up until his suicide on April 23, 2013.

Top tracks

43
Aloha Ia O Wai'anae
Ledward Kaapana
Best of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar
04:03
Writer: Abigail Pililaau - Rachael Kaleiwahe / Composers: Abigail Pililaau - Rachael Kaleiwahe
13
It Happened In Monterey
Mike Auldridge
Tone Poems III
03:02
03
Hilo Ē / Ē Lili'u Ē
Cyril Pahinui
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters, Vol. 2
03:56
Composers: John Kaulia - Mary Heanu
02
Lei 'Awapuhi (Yellow Ginger Lei)
Ledward Kaapana
Kīkā Kila Meets Kī Hō'alu
04:39
Writer: Mekia Kealakai / Composers: Mekia Kealakai
14
Limehouse Blues
Mike Auldridge
Tone Poems III
02:23
03
Kolopā
Bob Brozman
Kīkā Kila Meets Kī Hō'alu
03:38
Writer: Bob Brozman - Ledward Kaapana / Composers: Bob Brozman - Ledward Kaapana
08
Ua Like Nō A Like
Bob Brozman
Kīkā Kila Meets Kī Hō'alu
04:12
Writer: Alice Everett / Composers: Alice Everett
01
Dead Cat on the Line
Bob Brozman
Blues Reflex
03:47
Writer: Bob Brozman / Composers: Bob Brozman
12
Lepe 'Ula'ula
Bob Brozman
Kīkā Kila Meets Kī Hō'alu
05:04
Writer: Bob Brozman - Ledward Kaapana / Composers: Bob Brozman - Ledward Kaapana
05
St. Louis Blues
Mike Auldridge
Tone Poems III
03:26
14
Fort Street
Bob Brozman
Kīkā Kila Meets Kī Hō'alu
02:36
Writer: Bob Brozman - Ledward Kaapana / Composers: Bob Brozman - Ledward Kaapana
12
Ku'u Ipo Onaona
Ledward Kaapana
In the Saddle
04:04
Writer: Maddy Lam / Composers: Maddy Lam
17
12th Street Rag
Bob Brozman
Devil's Slide
02:59
Writer: Euday L. Bowman - Luther Henderson Jr. / Composers: Euday L. Bowman - Luther Henderson Jr.
02
Wai Ulu
Cyril Pahinui
Four Hands Sweet & Hot
06:04
Writer: George Kalelohi Sr. - Lala Mahelona / Composers: George Kalelohi Sr. - Lala Mahelona
15
Tre Moe
Bob Brozman
Kīkā Kila Meets Kī Hō'alu
04:27
Writer: Bob Brozman - Ledward Kaapana / Composers: Bob Brozman - Ledward Kaapana
03
A Mhà¡ire Bruineall
Bob Brozman, John McSherry & Dónal O’Connor
Six Days In Down
03:08
Composers: Bob Brozman, John McSherry & Dónal O’Connor
04
Peach Pickin' Time In Georgia
Mike Auldridge
Tone Poems III
01:32
05
'Akaka Falls
Bob Brozman
Kīkā Kila Meets Kī Hō'alu
05:49
Writer: Helen Kauinohea - Lindsey Parker / Composers: Helen Kauinohea - Lindsey Parker
09
Ē Lili'u Ē
Bob Brozman
Kīkā Kila Meets Kī Hō'alu
06:52
Writer: John Kaulia / Composers: John Kaulia
04
Pa'ahana
Bob Brozman
Kīkā Kila Meets Kī Hō'alu
03:10
Writer: Bob Brozman - Ledward Kaapana / Composers: Bob Brozman - Ledward Kaapana
01
Maika'i Nō Kaua'i
Bob Brozman
Kīkā Kila Meets Kī Hō'alu
04:09
Writer: Henry Waiau / Composers: Henry Waiau
11
Blue Hula Stomp Medley (Instrumental)
Bob Brozman
Blue Hula Stomp
03:13
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
15
Style O Blues
Mike Auldridge
Tone Poems III
02:30
08
Frankie And Johnny
Mike Auldridge
Tone Poems III
01:55
13
Ka Lei Ē
Bob Brozman
Kīkā Kila Meets Kī Hō'alu
04:06
Writer: Johnny Noble / Composers: Johnny Noble
19
La Rosita
Bob Brozman
Devil's Slide
03:29
Writer: Paul Dupont / Composers: Paul Dupont
07
Trash Can Stomp
Mike Auldridge
Tone Poems III
02:16
08
Bean An Fhir Ruaidh - The Red Haired Man's Wife
Bob Brozman, John McSherry & Dónal O’Connor
Six Days In Down
03:54
Composers: Bob Brozman, John McSherry & Dónal O’Connor
06
Maile Lau Li'i Li'i
Bob Brozman
Kīkā Kila Meets Kī Hō'alu
04:23
Writer: David Burrows - Ray Kinney / Composers: David Burrows - Ray Kinney
11
Moana Chimes
Bob Brozman
Kīkā Kila Meets Kī Hō'alu
07:04
Writer: Johnny Noble - M.K. Moke / Composers: Johnny Noble - M.K. Moke
01
Hardiman The Fiddler
Bob Brozman, John McSherry & Dónal O’Connor
Six Days In Down
03:54
Writer: Bob Brozman, John McSherry & Dónal O’Connor / Composers: Bob Brozman, John McSherry & Dónal O’Connor
10
Hula Blues
Bob Brozman
Kīkā Kila Meets Kī Hō'alu
03:10
Writer: Johnny Noble - Sonny Cunha / Composers: Johnny Noble - Sonny Cunha
19
Just Joshin'
Mike Auldridge
Tone Poems III
01:35
03
Moonlight Bay
Mike Auldridge
Tone Poems III
02:24
01
Nostalgia Prelude
Mike Auldridge
Tone Poems III
02:20
04
Portaferry Swing
Bob Brozman, John McSherry & Dónal O’Connor
Six Days In Down
03:41
Writer: Bob Brozman, John McSherry & Dónal O’Connor / Composers: Bob Brozman, John McSherry & Dónal O’Connor
05
Stones In My Passway
Bob Brozman
Devil's Slide
02:54
Composers: Robert Johnson
08
Cinemascope
Bob Brozman
Devil's Slide
02:35
Writer: Terence Alexander Parkins / Composers: Terence Alexander Parkins

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Albums
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Back Porch Blues
17-11-2008
Back Porch Blues
01
Back Porch Blues
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02
Happy Home
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03
Shake Rattle and Roll
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Rigo's Blues
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Right Now Blues
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Blues Reflex
℗ 2005 Ruf Records GmbH
01-01-2004
Blues Reflex
01
Dead Cat on the Line
Bob Brozman
Blues Reflex
03:47
Writer: Bob Brozman / Composers: Bob Brozman
02
Rattlesnake Blues
Bob Brozman
Blues Reflex
03:41
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
03
One Steady Roll
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Blues Reflex
03:43
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
04
Death Come Creepin'
Bob Brozman
Blues Reflex
04:10
Writer: Bob Brozman / Composers: Bob Brozman
05
Vieux Kanyar Blues
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Blues Reflex
02:55
Writer: Bob Brozman / Composers: Bob Brozman
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Poor Me
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Blues Reflex
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Cypress Grove Blues
Bob Brozman
Blues Reflex
04:11
Writer: Skip James / Composers: Skip James
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Sunrise
℗ 2002 Sagarika Music
20-05-2002
Sunrise
01
Aalap Of The Greatful Meetong
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Sunrise
08:16
Writer: Instrumental / Composers: Traditional
02
Menacing Waltz
Debashish Bhattacharya
Sunrise
02:57
Writer: Instrumental / Composers: Traditional
03
New Swinging Blues
Debashish Bhattacharya
Sunrise
06:32
Writer: Instrumental / Composers: Traditional
04
Motherless Children
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Sunrise
07:03
Writer: Instrumental / Composers: Traditional
05
Kirwani Calypso
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Sunrise
03:28
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06
Sunrise At Calcutta
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Sunrise
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Writer: Instrumental / Composers: Traditional
07
Pahadi - Chio-Chio-Chi
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Sunrise
08:41
Writer: Instrumental / Composers: Traditional
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In the Saddle
2001 ℗ 2001 Valley Entertainment
09-01-2001
In the Saddle
01
Pua Be Still
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In the Saddle
04:29
Writer: Bill Lincoln / Composers: Bill Lincoln
02
Ami Ami Slack Key
Ledward Kaapana
In the Saddle
05:26
Writer: Bob Brozman - Ledward Kaapana / Composers: Bob Brozman - Ledward Kaapana
03
Bob & Led's Modern Slack Key
Ledward Kaapana
In the Saddle
06:07
Writer: Bob Brozman - Ledward Kaapana / Composers: Bob Brozman - Ledward Kaapana
04
Meleana E
Ledward Kaapana
In the Saddle
11:42
Writer: Bob Brozman - Ledward Kaapana / Composers: Bob Brozman - Ledward Kaapana
05
No Ke Ano Ahiahi
Ledward Kaapana
In the Saddle
06:28
Writer: Bob Brozman - Ledward Kaapana / Composers: Bob Brozman - Ledward Kaapana
06
Lei 'Ohu
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In the Saddle
04:54
Writer: George Akiu / Composers: George Akiu
07
Wai'alae Waltz
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In the Saddle
04:30
Writer: Mekia Kealakai / Composers: Mekia Kealakai
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Sunrise
℗ 2001 Vik's Band
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Sunrise
01
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Sunrise
08:16
Composers: Traditional
02
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02:57
Composers: Traditional
03
New Swinging Blues
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Composers: Traditional
04
Motherless Children
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05
Kirwani Calypso
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03:28
Composers: Traditional
06
Sunrise At Calcutta
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13:46
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Pahadi - Chio-Chio-Chi
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08:41
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Tone Poems III
2000 Acoustic Disc
22-08-2000
Tone Poems III
01
Nostalgia Prelude
Mike Auldridge
Tone Poems III
02:20
02
Akaka Falls
Mike Auldridge
Tone Poems III
02:03
03
Moonlight Bay
Mike Auldridge
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02:24
04
Peach Pickin' Time In Georgia
Mike Auldridge
Tone Poems III
01:32
05
St. Louis Blues
Mike Auldridge
Tone Poems III
03:26
06
Whispering
Mike Auldridge
Tone Poems III
03:07
07
Trash Can Stomp
Mike Auldridge
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02:16
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Four Hands Sweet & Hot
℗ 1999 Dancing Cat Records
12-01-1999
Four Hands Sweet & Hot
01
Hilo Ē / Ē Lili'u Ē
Cyril Pahinui
Four Hands Sweet & Hot
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Composers: John Kaulia - Mary Heanu
02
Wai Ulu
Cyril Pahinui
Four Hands Sweet & Hot
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Lei 'Ohu
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Līhu'e
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E Mama Ea
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06
Hawaiian Cowboy
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Four Hands Sweet & Hot
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Īnikiniki Malie (Gentle Pinches of the Wind)
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Four Hands Sweet & Hot
03:06
Writer: James Kahale / Composers: James Kahale
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Kīkā Kila Meets Kī Hō'alu
℗ 1997 Dancing Cat Records
15-04-1997
Kīkā Kila Meets Kī Hō'alu
01
Maika'i Nō Kaua'i
Bob Brozman
Kīkā Kila Meets Kī Hō'alu
04:09
Writer: Henry Waiau / Composers: Henry Waiau
02
Lei 'Awapuhi (Yellow Ginger Lei)
Ledward Kaapana
Kīkā Kila Meets Kī Hō'alu
04:39
Writer: Mekia Kealakai / Composers: Mekia Kealakai
03
Kolopā
Bob Brozman
Kīkā Kila Meets Kī Hō'alu
03:38
Writer: Bob Brozman - Ledward Kaapana / Composers: Bob Brozman - Ledward Kaapana
04
Pa'ahana
Bob Brozman
Kīkā Kila Meets Kī Hō'alu
03:10
Writer: Bob Brozman - Ledward Kaapana / Composers: Bob Brozman - Ledward Kaapana
05
'Akaka Falls
Bob Brozman
Kīkā Kila Meets Kī Hō'alu
05:49
Writer: Helen Kauinohea - Lindsey Parker / Composers: Helen Kauinohea - Lindsey Parker
06
Maile Lau Li'i Li'i
Bob Brozman
Kīkā Kila Meets Kī Hō'alu
04:23
Writer: David Burrows - Ray Kinney / Composers: David Burrows - Ray Kinney
07
Maui Chimes (Maui No Ka 'Oi)
Bob Brozman
Kīkā Kila Meets Kī Hō'alu
04:49
Writer: John Kalapana - Samual Kapu / Composers: John Kalapana - Samual Kapu
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Devil's Slide
℗ 1988 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
01-01-1988
Devil's Slide
01
Devil's Slide
Bob Brozman
Devil's Slide
02:39
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
02
Dinah
Bob Brozman
Devil's Slide
02:48
Writer: Harry Akst - Samuel Lewis - Joseph Young / Composers: Harry Akst - Samuel Lewis - Joseph Young
03
Naiveté
Bob Brozman
Devil's Slide
02:46
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
04
Uncle Joe
Bob Brozman
Devil's Slide
03:08
Writer: Wilmoth Houdini / Composers: Wilmoth Houdini
05
Stones In My Passway
Bob Brozman
Devil's Slide
02:54
Composers: Robert Johnson
06
You're Driving Me Crazy
Bob Brozman
Devil's Slide
02:32
Writer: Walter Donaldson / Composers: Walter Donaldson
07
Melloroonie (Medley)
Bob Brozman
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Writer: Frank Signorelli - Gus Kahn - Matty Malneck - Walter Donaldson / Composers: Frank Signorelli - Gus Kahn - Matty Malneck - Walter Donaldson
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Blue Hula Stomp
℗ 1981 Fantasy, Inc.
01-01-1981
Blue Hula Stomp
01
C Stomp Blues (Album Version)
Bob Brozman
Blue Hula Stomp
03:42
Writer: Bob Brozman / Composers: Bob Brozman
02
Body And Soul (Album Version)
Bob Brozman
Blue Hula Stomp
03:40
Composers: Edward Heyman - Robert Sour - Frank Eyton - Johnny Green
03
Hilo March (Instrumental)
Bob Brozman
Blue Hula Stomp
02:37
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
04
Ukulele Spaghetti (Instrumental)
Bob Brozman
Blue Hula Stomp
01:47
Writer: Bob Brozman / Composers: Bob Brozman
05
Do You Call That a Buddy? (Album Version)
Bob Brozman
Blue Hula Stomp
03:27
Writer: Don Raye - Teddy Wilson / Composers: Don Raye - Teddy Wilson
06
Chili Blues (Instrumental)
Bob Brozman
Blue Hula Stomp
02:18
Writer: Rodney Rodgers / Composers: Rodney Rodgers
07
Paauau Waltz (Instrumental)
Bob Brozman
Blue Hula Stomp
04:06
Writer: Charles King - Kahale / Composers: Charles King - Kahale
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Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters, Vol. 2
1999 ℗ 1999 Valley Entertainment
27-07-1999
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters, Vol. 2
01
Pōpoki Slack Key
Ray Kāne
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters, Vol. 2
02:39
Writer: Ray Kāne / Composers: Ray Kāne
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Ūlili E (feat. David Kamakahi)
Dennis Kamakahi
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters, Vol. 2
04:16
03
Hilo Ē / Ē Lili'u Ē
Cyril Pahinui
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03:56
Composers: John Kaulia - Mary Heanu
04
Liloa's Mele (Grandson's Lullaby) (Instrumental)
Sonny Chillingworth
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters, Vol. 2
02:46
Writer: Sonny Chillingworth / Composers: Sonny Chillingworth
05
Radio Hula
Ledward Kaapana
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters, Vol. 2
03:32
Writer: Lizzie Kahau Alohikea / Composers: Lizzie Kahau Alohikea
06
'Imi Au Iā ʻOe (King's Serenade)
Keola Beamer
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters, Vol. 2
03:09
Writer: Charles E. King / Composers: Charles E. King
07
Pu'u Anahulu
David Kamakahi
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters, Vol. 2
06:48
Writer: David Kamakahi / Composers: David Kamakahi - Dennis Kamakahi
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Cordéon Kaméléon
Do Bwa
09-09-2008
Cordéon Kaméléon
01
Kaméléon
René Lacaille
Cordéon Kaméléon
04:45
Writer: René Lacaille / Composers: René Lacaille
02
Ti cordéon
René Lacaille
Cordéon Kaméléon
03:27
Writer: René Lacaille / Composers: René Lacaille
03
International Maloya
René Lacaille
Cordéon Kaméléon
02:34
Composers: René Lacaille
04
Kisasa
René Lacaille
Cordéon Kaméléon
04:11
Writer: René Lacaille / Composers: René Lacaille
05
Sacré eole
René Lacaille
Cordéon Kaméléon
04:28
Writer: André Minvielle / Composers: André Minvielle
06
Free Reunion
René Lacaille
Cordéon Kaméléon
04:27
Composers: René Lacaille
07
Falanz
René Lacaille
Cordéon Kaméléon
03:57
Writer: René Lacaille / Composers: René Lacaille
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Waltz of the Wind
℗ 1998 Dancing Cat Records
15-09-1998
Waltz of the Wind
01
Radio Hula
Ledward Kaapana
Waltz of the Wind
03:33
Writer: Lizzie Kahau Alohikea / Composers: Lizzie Kahau Alohikea
02
My Yellow Ginger Lei
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Waltz of the Wind
00:50
Composers: John Keawehawaii
03
Waltz of the Wind (feat. Alison Krauss, Sam Bush)
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Waltz of the Wind
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Writer: Fred Rose / Composers: Fred Rose
04
Opihi Moemoe
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Waltz of the Wind
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Writer: Leonard Kwan, Sr. / Composers: Leonard Kwan, Sr.
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Move It On Over (feat. Ricky Skaggs, Jerry Douglas)
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Counting the Ways
15-08-1996
Counting the Ways
01
Willy O'Winsbury
Ed Gerhard
Counting the Ways
04:49
02
If I Fell / My Life
Ed Gerhard
Counting the Ways
05:33
03
Malaika
Ed Gerhard
Counting the Ways
02:50
04
Isa Lei
Ed Gerhard
Counting the Ways
06:04
05
Maria Elena
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Counting the Ways
06:09
06
Wild Mountain Thyme
Ed Gerhard
Counting the Ways
04:25
07
Spanish Harlem
Ed Gerhard
Counting the Ways
03:33
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