en:bio:katsuhiko_haida

Name Haida 灰田
First name Katsuhiko 勝彦
Born 20.8.1911
Died 26.10.1982
Nationality
VIAF Entry

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Haida Yukihiko and Katsuhiko1)

Haida Katsuhiko, the younger brother of Yukihiko, was born in Honolulu (Hawaii) but moved to Japan in 1922 with his family. Since 1931 he appeared as a singer for Hawaiian music. During the Second World War, he came to great popularity, which continued in the post-war period. Throughout his life he also played himself on the Ukulele.

Mori no Komichi 森の小径 (1940) (melody: Haida Yukihiko) Maaka na Fūtō 真赤な封筒 (1937) (melody: Albert von Tilzer)

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Source: Kevin C. Crowell, „Japan: The Colorful History of the Ukulele’s Second Home“, in: Ukulele, Winter 2016