Francis Lei
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1929
Roles Represented in DAHR: steel guitar, vocalist, leader
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 46 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-35971 | 10-in. | 8/30/1926 | Ulumehi o Kaala | Royal Hawaiian Trio | Vocal and instrumental trio | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-35972 | 10-in. | 8/30/1926 | Waonahele | Royal Hawaiian Trio | Vocal and instrumental trio | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-35973 | 10-in. | 8/30/1926 | Sweetheart of Sigma Chi | Royal Hawaiian Trio | Vocal and instrumental trio | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-35974 | 10-in. | 8/30/1926 | Kaala | Royal Hawaiian Trio | Vocal and instrumental trio | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13056 | 10-in. | 8/29/1927 | Sweet Hawaiian moonlight | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13057 | 10-in. | 8/29/1927 | Kohala march | Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13058 | 10-in. | 8/29/1927 | Hawaiian love serenade | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Guitar, steel guitar, and ukulele | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13059 | 10-in. | 8/29/1927 | Uluwehi o kaala | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13060 | 10-in. | 8/29/1927 | Hilo Hawaiian march | Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13061 | 10-in. | 8/29/1927 | Paauau waltz | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Guitar, steel guitar, and ukulele | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13062 | 10-in. | 8/29/1927 | Kilima waltz | Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Steel guitar and guitar | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13063 | 10-in. | 8/29/1927 | Cunha medley | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Guitar, steel guitar, and ukulele | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13209 | 10-in. | 11/5/1927 | Aloha | Francis Lei ; Chester Smith | Steel guitar duet | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13210 | 10-in. | 11/5/1927 | Drowsy waters | Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Steel guitar duet | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13211 | 10-in. | 11/5/1927 | Dreamy Hawaii | Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Steel guitar duet | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13212 | 10-in. | 11/5/1927 | Let the rest of the world go by | Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Steel guitar duet | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13213 | 10-in. | 11/5/1927 | My isle of golden dreams | Plada's Serenaders [Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians] | Steel guitar duet | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13214 | 10-in. | 11/5/1927 | Honolulu march | Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Steel guitar duet | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13215 | 10-in. | 11/5/1927 | Hawaiian waltz medley | Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Steel guitar duet | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13216 | 10-in. | 11/5/1927 | Hula medley | Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Guitar duet | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13217 | 10-in. | 11/5/1927 | Hawaiian breezes | Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Guitar duet | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13815 | 10-in. | 5/12/1928 | One-two-three-four | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13816 | 10-in. | 5/12/1928 | Medley of Hawaiian melodies | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13817 | 10-in. | 5/12/1928 | Kaui kahio medley | Francis Lei ; Chester Smith | Steel guitar duet | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13818 | 10-in. | 5/12/1928 | In a garden of paradise | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, steel guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lei, Francis," accessed November 18, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/326946.
Lei, Francis. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/326946.
"Lei, Francis." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 November 2024.
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