Kīkā kila : how the Hawaiian steel guitar changed the sound of modern music /
John W. Troutman.
- Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, (c)2016.
- 1 online resource.
"Published with the assistance of the Anniversary Fund of the University of North Carolina Press."
Includes bibliographies and index.
Preface : B.B.'s dreams -- Guitar culture in the Hawaiian Kingdom -- Joseph Kekuku's steel guitar and the era of overthrow -- American debut : the making of the steel guitar craze -- Hawaiian troubadours and the global reach of the kīkā kila -- Holly-Hawaiians, electric guitars, and glass ceilings -- The disappearing of "Hawaiian" from American music -- Banishment, and return : seeking the steel guitar in the Hawaiian renaissance -- Epilogue : remembrance and kuleana.
9781469627946
Hawaiian guitar--History. Music--History.--Hawaii Music--History.--United States World music--History.