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Bill Tapia

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Bill Tapia (January 1, 1908 – December 2, 2011), known as "Uncle Bill" and "Tappy", was an American musician, born to Portuguese parents. At age 10, Tapia was already a professional musician, playing “Stars and Stripes Forever” for World War I troops in Hawaii. In his long career beginning in vaudeville and quickly expanding as a jazz guitarist and ukulele player he performed with names such as Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley and Hawaiian musicians such as King Bennie Nawahi, Sol Ho‘opi’i, and Andy Iona.

Top songs

  1. Nearness of You
  2. Stardust
  3. Stardust (Bonus Track)
  4. E Ku'u Morning Dew
  5. Secret Love
  6. The Lady Is a Tramp
  7. I Want to Learn to Speak Hawaiian
  8. Undecided
  9. Satin Doll
  10. All The Things You Are
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  1. Honeysuckle Rose
  2. Happy Hula
  3. All of Me
  4. Black Orpheus
  5. In a Mellow Tone
  6. Stars and Stripes Forever
  7. Lady Be Good
  8. Crazy
  9. Samba De Orpheus
  10. Oh, Lady Be Good
  11. The Sheik of Araby
  12. Manuela Boy
  13. Little Grass Shack
  14. Hapa Haole Hula Girl
  15. Little Grass Shack (Live)
  16. In A Mellow Mood
  17. Hilo March (1936)
  18. Mood Indigo
  19. Body & Soul
  20. Indian Love Call (1936)
  21. Misty
  22. Chinatown/Avalon (1936)
  23. Paradise Isle
  24. Tropical Swing
  25. Stardust - Bonus Track
  26. Little Grass Shack In Kealakekua, Hawaii
  27. Hawaiian Medley
  28. Bonus Track:stardust
  29. Stars And Stripes Forever/Sweethearts On Parade
  30. Mac The Knife
  31. It's A Wonderful World
  32. East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)
  33. Young At Heart
  34. Young at Heart (Live)
  35. The Nearness of You (Live)
  36. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
  37. Perdido (Live)
  38. Chinatown/Avalon
  39. Hawaiian Meldley
  40. Mack The Knife
  41. Honeysucle Rose
  42. Oh, Lady Be Good!
  43. My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii (Live)
  44. The Nearness of You
  45. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter (Live)
  46. Oh, Lady Be Good! (Live)
  47. Indian Love Call (Recorded 1936)
  48. It's a Wonderful World (Live)
  49. All of Me (Live)
  50. Perdido
  51. Hilo March (Recorded 1936)
  52. Deed I Do
  53. Stars and Stripes Forever / Sweethearts on Parade
  54. Stars and Stripes
  55. Hilo March [1936]
  56. East of the Sun (West of the Moon) [Live]
  57. Manuela Boy (Live)
  58. 09 Little Grass Shack (Live)
  59. Chinatown/Avalon [1936]
  60. Little Grass Shack [Live]
  61. Indian Love Call [1936]
  62. Chinatown / Avalon (1936)
  63. All Of Me [Live]
  64. 'Deed I Do (Live)
  65. I Want to Learn to Speak Hawaiian (Live)
  66. マック ザ ナイフ
  67. Undecided [Live]
  68. E Ku'u Morning Dew [Live]
  69. Stardust [*]
  70. オルフェのサンバ
  71. オン ア クリア デイ（晴れた日に永遠が見える）
  72. イグザクトリー ライク ユー（君にそっくり）
  73. I Want To Learn To Speak Hawaiian [Live]
  74. オール オブ ミー
  75. オール ザ シングス ユー アー（君は我がすべて）
  76. アイ ウォント トゥ ラーン トゥ スピーク ハワイアン
  77. パーディド
  78. クレイジー
  79. ヤング アット ハート（心の青春）
  80. Crazy (Live)
  81. Bonus Track: Stardust
  82. Secret Love [Live]
  83. Nearness Of You [Live]
  84. マイ リトル グラス シャック（ハワイのわらぶき小屋）
  85. トゥ ユー スイートハート アロハ（恋人よ、アロハ）
  86. ハパ ハオレ フラ ガール
  87. Young At Heart [Live]
  88. Hapa Haole Hula Girl [Live]
  89. Exactly Like You [Live]
  90. Happy Tappy Birthday

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