Continuing with the tropical music theme, let's move on to something a bit more authentic than Mouseketeers in muu-muus, and take a look back at that all-too brief period of time in the early 20th century when Hawaiian slack-key guitarists and ukulele players fused island rhythms and melodies with swing and ragtime to produce a happy hybrid jazz that had toes tapping and hips hula-ing all over the U.S. mainland. Even if you're unfamiliar with Hawaiian bandleaders like Lani McIntire, Augie Goupil, or Andy Iona, you'd probably recognize many of the tunes they played as genre classics.

Re-read this fine article on the history of Hawaiian music I linked to a while back [Link], or have a look at this extensive Hawaiian sheet music cover gallery [Link]