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Presented by Jeff Chenault
If ever there was a common denominator between Hawaiian and Country music, the steel guitar is it. Join Tiki veteran and music historian, Jeff Chenault, on a wild west ride into the instantly recognizable sound and fascinating world of the steel guitar. Sol Hoopi, Roy Smeck, Jerry Byrd, Speedy West, Alvino Rey, Herb Remington, Bernie Kaai Lewis, and Pete Drake are some of the creative steel guitar forces whose influences are still heard around the world today!
Jeff Chenault is a Tiki Oasis veteran, author, producer, music historian, and preservationist who has written for various publications including Cool and Strange Music Magazine, Tiki News, Bachelor Pad Magazine, Tiki Magazine, and Exotica Moderne. He wrote Ohio Tiki (2019) and co-authored the Kahiki Supper Club (2014) and Kahiki Scrapbook (2023). As a producer, he has released three albums of rare exotica music for Dionysus Records.