Died On This Date (February 27, 2008) Ray Kane / Hawaiian Slack-Key Guitar Master
themusicsover Ray Kane
October 2, 1925 – February 27, 2008
Ray Kane was one of Hawaii’s most revered slack-key guitarists. After learning to play the ukulele as a child, Kane switched over to the slack-key guitar. By the early ’60s, Kane was performing in front of amazed audiences and recording albums that would eventually total more than a dozen. In 1987, he was named a National Heritage Fellow by the National Endowment for the Arts. Kane died of respiratory failure at the age of 82.
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