[ebooks] Roseville (Images of America) by John Minnis; Terry Minnis at Arts-Photography

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Since the nineteenth century; the distinct tones of k299;k257; kila; the Hawaiian steel guitar; have defined the island sound. Here historian and steel guitarist John W. Troutman offers the instruments definitive history; from its discovery by a young Hawaiian royalist named Joseph Kekuku to its revolutionary influence on American and world music. During the early twentieth century; Hawaiian musicians traveled the globe; from tent shows in the Mississippi Delta; where they shaped the new sounds of country and the blues; to regal theaters and vaudeville stages in New York; Berlin; Kolkata; and beyond. In the process; Hawaiian guitarists recast the role of the guitar in modern life. But as Troutman explains; by the 1970s the instruments embrace and adoption overseas also worked to challenge its cultural legitimacy in the eyes of a new generation of Hawaiian musicians. As a consequence; the indigenous instrument nearly disappeared in its homeland.Using rich musical and historical sources; including interviews with musicians and their descendants; Troutman provides the complete story of how this Native Hawaiian instrument transformed not only American music but the sounds of modern music throughout the world.