Walter Kolomoku

Walter Kolomoku (February 14, 1889 – May 6, 1930) was a Hawaiian steel guitar musician, actor, and recording artist. He has a cameo in D. W. Griffith's film The Idol Dancer. He recorded Southern Melodies Waltz No. 1 on Victor Records. He played the steel guitar.

His work includes recorded performances as part of the Hawaiian Quintette. He toured with Ernest Kaʻai. He left Honolulu and lived in New York for 20 years. He conducted the Hawaiian Conservatory of Music.

He recorded several songs on Victor records. He taught guitar and ukelele via correspondence classes. Musician Bob Dunn took the steel guitar courses as a young man.

Kolomoku recorded the album Southern Melodies in 1928 covering Southern classics on the steel guitar.

He married and had a son.

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1913 - 1942

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 30 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-13112 10-in. 4/11/1913 Aloha oe Hawaiian Quintette Male vocal quintet, with instrumental quintet (Hawaiian) vocalist  
Victor B-13113 10-in. 4/11/1913 My Honolulu hula girl Hawaiian Quintette ; E. K. Rose Male vocal solo and male vocal quintet, with instrumental quintet (Hawaiian) vocalist  
Victor B-13114 10-in. 4/11/1913 Mauna kea Hawaiian Quintette ; S. M. Kaiawe Male vocal solo and male vocal quintet, with instrumental quintet (Hawaiian) vocalist  
Victor B-13115 10-in. 4/11/1913 Mai poina oe ia'u Hawaiian Quintette Male vocal quintet, with instrumental quintet (Hawaiian) vocalist  
Victor B-13116 10-in. 4/11/1913 Waialae Hawaiian Quintette Male vocal quintet, with instrumental quintet (Hawaiian) vocalist  
Victor B-13117 10-in. 4/11/1913 Tomi tomi Hawaiian Quintette Male vocal quintet, with instrumental quintet (Hawaiian) vocalist  
Victor B-13140 10-in. 4/16/1913 Akahi hoi Hawaiian Quintette Male vocal quintet, with instrumental quintet (Hawaiian) vocalist  
Victor B-13141 10-in. 4/16/1913 Lei poni moi Hawaiian Quintette ; E. K. Rose Male vocal solo, with male vocal quintet (Hawaiian) vocalist  
Victor B-13142 10-in. 4/16/1913 Kawiliwiliwai W. B. J. Aeko ; Hawaiian Quintette Male vocal solo and male vocal quintet, with instrumental quintet (Hawaiian) vocalist  
Victor B-13143 10-in. 4/16/1913 One-two-three-four Hawaiian Quintette Male vocal solo and male vocal quintet, with instrumental quintet (Hawaiian) vocalist  
Victor B-13144 10-in. 4/16/1913 Moanalua Hawaiian Quintette ; Benjamin W. Waiaiole Male vocal solo and male vocal quintet, with instrumental quintet (Hawaiian) vocalist  
Victor B-13145 10-in. 4/16/1913 Kuu home Hawaiian Quintette ; S. M. Kaiawe Male vocal solo and male vocal quintet, with instrumental quintet (Hawaiian) vocalist  
Victor B-13148 10-in. 4/18/1913 Honolulu tom boy Hawaiian Quintette Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet (Hawaiian) vocalist  
Victor B-13154 10-in. 4/18/1913 Wailana Hawaiian Quintette Male vocal quintet, with instrumental quintet (Hawaiian) vocalist  
Victor B-13155 10-in. 4/18/1913 The maid of Honolulu Hawaiian Quintette ; S. M. Kaiawe Male vocal solo and male vocal quintet, with instrumental quintet (Hawaiian) vocalist  
Victor B-13156 10-in. 4/18/1913 Kumukahi Hawaiian Quintette Male vocal quintet, with instrumental quintet (Hawaiian) vocalist  
Victor B-13157 10-in. 4/18/1913 Pua i mohala Hawaiian Quintette Male vocal quintet, with instrumental quintet (Hawaiian) vocalist  
Victor B-13158 10-in. 4/18/1913 Kokohi Hawaiian Quintette ; Benjamin W. Waiaiole Male vocal solo and male vocal quintet, with instrumental quintet (Hawaiian) vocalist  
Victor B-13162 10-in. 4/18/1913 Aiaihea Hawaiian Quintette Male vocal quintet, with instrumental quintet (Hawaiian) vocalist  
Victor B-13163 10-in. 4/18/1913 Hawaii ponoi Hawaiian Quintette Male vocal quintet, with instrumental quintet (Hawaiian) vocalist  
Victor B-13164 10-in. 4/18/1913 Sweet lei lehua Hawaiian Quintette ; E. K. Rose Male vocal solo and male vocal quintet, with Hawaiian instrumental quintet vocalist  
Victor B-13165 10-in. 4/18/1913 Ua like no a like Hawaiian Quintette Male vocal quintet, with instrumental quintet (Hawaiian) vocalist  
Victor B-13169 10-in. 4/18/1913 Kaua i ka huahuai Hawaiian Quintette Male vocal quintet, with instrumental quintet (Hawaiian) vocalist  
Victor B-13170 10-in. 4/18/1913 Maui girl Hawaiian Quintette Male vocal quintet, with instrumental quintet (Hawaiian) vocalist  
Victor BVE-72633 10-in. 5/17/1932 My wreath The Paradise Islanders Male vocal trio, with instrumental trio (Hawaiian) composer  
(Results 1-25 of 30 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kolomoku, Walter," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/114326.

Kolomoku, Walter. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/114326.

"Kolomoku, Walter." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.

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