Bill Wolfgramm (7 October 1925 — 25 September 2003) aka Bill Wolfgramme was a musician specialising in lap steel guitar and popular Hawaiian music. He was born in the island kingdom of Tonga and was also of German descent. He is the former leader of Bill Wolfgramm & His Islanders,[1] a popular island band in New Zealand that played regularly at the Orange Ballroom, a historic dance venue in Auckland.[2]
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BillWolfgramm (7 October 1925 — 25 September 2003) aka Bill Wolfgramme was a musician specialising in lap steel guitar and popular Hawaiian music. He...
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Popular Hawaiian inspired musicians include steel guitarists Bill Sevesi and BillWolfgramm who led popular dance bands during the 1950s. Music of Hawaii...
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the U.S. from Tonga. Tongan music notation Music of Polynesia Bill Sevesi BillWolfgramm James McConnachie, ed. (2000). World music. Rough Guides. pp. 218–229...
Baby Goodbye". This became a big hit in 1959. Along with fellow Tongan BillWolfgramm, he was a recording star on the legendary New Zealand Viking Records...
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Stereo. Among its most famous were Tongan steel guitarists Bill Sevesi and BillWolfgramm, Pepe and the Rarotongans and Tahitian-based Eddie Lund who...
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alongside guest musicians Paris Jeffree on drums, Spank Rock as MC, and Eliza Wolfgramm on vocals. In May 2017 The Avalanches curated The Avalanches – Since I...
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the Summer Olympics: in 1996 (where he suffered a shocking loss to Paea Wolfgramm of Tonga in the quarter-finals) and in 2000. One of his biggest achievements...
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attention at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He defeated Paea Wolfgramm to win the Super-Heavyweight gold medal. Below are the notable achievements...
RocKwiz band (James Black, Peter Luscombe, Mark Ferrie) along with the Wolfgramm Sisters on backing vocals, Ashley Naylor on guitar and following guest...
group The Jets. Interviews with Leroy Wolfgramm, Elizabeth Wolfgramm, Haini Wolfgramm, Eugene Wolfgramm, Kathi Wolfgramm, (of The Jets), Ernie Singleton, A...
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