Pianist George Winston has died. “We are deeply saddened to share the news that George Winston has passed away after a 10-year battle with cancer,” reads a note posted to Winston’s official Facebook page. “George quietly and painlessly left this world while asleep on Sunday, June 4, 2023. George courageously managed serious cancers, including having a successful bone marrow transplant for Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) in 2013 at City of Hope, in Duarte, California, that gratefully extended his life by 10 years.” Winston was 73.
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Keola Beamer
Ku u Lei Awapuhi [Vocal Version]
Shaka Slack Key [Instrumental] - Keola Beamer, Beamer, Keola
Maika i Ka Makani O Kohala (How Fine the Wind of Kohala) [Vocal Version
The Beauty of Mauna Kea [Vocal Version] - Keola Beamer, Beamer, Keola
Pele Trilogy [Vocal Version]
He Wahine Hololio [Vocal Version]
Blue Water Dolphin [Instrumental]
Ipo Lei Manu/He eia [Vocal Version]
Honolulu City Lights [Vocal Version] - Keola Beamer, Beamer, Keola
Ka Makani Ka ili Aloha [Vocal Version]
Pianist George Winston has been unearthing a Hawaiian music that goes deeper than the resort-hotel image of ukulele songs, hula dancers, and Don Ho. In particular, he s enchanted with the sound of the slack-key guitar, a f.