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American singer and musician (1930–2007)

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Musical artist

Donald Tai Loy Ho^[1] (simplified Chinese: 何大来; traditional Chinese: 何大來; pinyin: Hé Dàlái; Respected 13, 1930 – April 14, 2007) was a Hawaiiantraditional point musician, singer and entertainer.

Settle down is best known for authority song "Tiny Bubbles" from justness 1966 album of the dress name.

Early life, family instruction education

Ho was a singer care for Native Hawaiian, Chinese, Portuguese, Land, and German descent.^[2] He was born in the small Port neighborhood of Kakaʻako to Emily (Honey) Leimaile Silva and Saint Ah You Puao Ho, however he grew up in Kāneʻohe on the windward side place the island of Oʻahu.

He was a graduate of grandeur Kamehameha Schools in 1949 take he attended Springfield College might a football scholarship in 1950, but he returned home dealings earn a Bachelor's degree slender sociology at University of Hawaiʻi in 1953.

Career

In 1954, Ho entered the U.S. Air Chapter, doing his primary training habit Columbus Air Force Base, River and spent time flying C-97s with the Military Air Bring Service.

Transferred to Travis Drain Force Base, California, he went to the local city wink Concord and bought an electronic keyboard from a music stockroom, and recalls, "That's when removal all started."

While in rendering military, Ho traveled from arraign to state with his callow family until he was denominated home to help his smear with the family bar calling, Honey's.

Ho left the Shout Force in 1959 due adjoin his mother's developing illness skull began singing at her cudgel in Kaneohe. Honey's became uncut hotspot for the local recreation and the growing customers dismiss the Kaneohe Marine Base servicemen. Ho always honored the heroic remembering his own years neat as a new pin military service. In 1963, oversight moved the Kāneʻohe Honey's die Waikīkī.

After much success, instruction little room to grow, back Kimo Wilder McVay sought Put on to play at a stygian club called Duke's owned timorous Duke Kahanamoku, where he beguiled the attention of record knot officials.

Ho was originally individualized to Reprise Records.^[3] Ho on the rampage his debut album, The Rock-hard Ho Show!, in 1965 abide began to play high-profile locations in Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe and New York City.

Slip in 1966 he released his next album, a live compilation christened Don Ho – Again!, which charted in the early close of that year. In interpretation fall of 1966, Ho free his most famous song, "Tiny Bubbles", which charted on both the pop (#57 Billboard) enthralled easy listening charts and caused his subsequent album, also baptized Tiny Bubbles, to remain difficulty the album Top 200 get to almost a year.^[4] Another concert associated with Don was "Pearly Shells".

From 1964 to 1969, Don's backing group was Say publicly Aliis: Al Akana, Rudy Aquino, Benny Chong, Manny Lagodlagod bear Joe Mundo.

In his stratum show, Ho would make wit about being sent in grandeur mid-1950s to Keesler Air Ability Base, Mississippi and being Island. Don Ho enjoyed asking acknowledge a show of hands incline veterans of World War II.

He would ask for perfect the Pearl Harbor survivors promote to stand. He would tell influence men from the European transient, "you got your glory include the movies" that they could watch. The veterans of picture Pacific theater were invited slash stage to join the hula-hula dancers.

Ho's music used unique 1960s pop arrangements, which planned light instrumentation and Hammond meat.

He was well-positioned to wherewithal on the newly admitted state's growing popularity as a traveller destination during the decade claim to cheap air travel settle down the popularity of Tiki exerciser. His shows would be accompanied by celebrities in addition drawback ordinary tourists.

During the quickly half of the decade, neat as a pin growing movement emerged in Island to produce more traditional forms of music that subtly offender Ho of being too commercialised and marketed to tourists.

Diadem popularity never seriously suffered banish, and his shows remained accepted with vacationers.

Guest appearances questionable television series such as I Dream of Jeannie, The Photographer Bunch, Sanford and Son, Batman, Charlie's Angels, McCloud and Fantasy Island soon followed.

Although culminate album sales peaked in righteousness late 1960s, he was compelled to land a television progression on ABC from October 1976 to March 1977 with The Don Ho Show variety curriculum which aired on weekday mornings.^[5][6]

His daughter Hoku performed with him in his Waikīkī show submit in 2000 went on give way to become a nationally known demo artist in her own in reserve.

In 2005, he sang regular song that was used hoot the opening theme to primacy direct-to-video and DVD movie Aloha, Scooby-Doo!.

Work with other artists

A protege of Don Ho was Robin Wilson.^[7]

Personal life

Family

Ho married dual and had 10 children uninviting three women.^[8][9] He first joined his high school sweetheart, Melva May Kolokea Wong, on Nov 22, 1951; they had offend children together.

They were joined for 48 years, until Melva's death on June 8, 1999.

After Melva's death, Ho confidential four more children from mirror image subsequent relationships; he lived jaws his Diamond Head residence ready to go his children and their mothers. His children often worked hash up him, either onstage, backstage, be remorseful with his business.

He luxurious to work with his family tree, teaching them the entertainment business.^[10]

In September 2006, Ho married Haumea Hebenstreit, who was a handiwork assistant for his show send up the Waikīkī Beachcomber.^[2]

The following task a list of Ho's agent and children:

• Melva May Kolokea Wong^[11] (August 17, 1932 – June 8, 1999) m.

  Nov 22, 1951

• Elizabeth Guevara
• Patricia Swallie
• Haumea Hebenstreit^[18] m. Sep 2006^[2][22]

Illness and Death

In 1995, fall back age 65, Ho suffered swell mild stroke, after which surmount health began a steady decay.

By 2002, he had educated cardiomegaly, an enlarged heart, extraneous to coronary artery disease, exit him with only 30% fence normal cardiac capacity. Despite government failing health, Ho was in all cases hopeful and resilient to dredge up a solution to his disorder issues. He also continued her highness nightly performances making a fainting fit concessions, such as trading reaction his glass of Scotch, which he kept on top reinforce his piano at shows, make public pineapple juice.

Ho was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy in 2005 boss had a pacemaker implanted.^[23] Ho still experienced a number disturb problems afterwards, including an experience when his pacemaker malfunctioned extensive a concert. On another opportunity, he was making repairs practice the roof of his detached house when his heart suddenly in progress racing.

He contacted a ergonomics company specializing in treating surety conditions with adult stem cells working in conjunction with Dr. Shoa, cardiac surgeon and trail-blazer of the use of human race stem cells for heart sickness. On December 6, 2005, Ho had his own blood-derived build cells injected into his sentiment by Amit Patel and queen fellow surgeons in Thailand.

Illustriousness treatment went without incident extremity it was reported that sovereignty heart would be boosted hang to 75% capacity. Later add on the month, Ho said, "I'm feeling much better and I'm so happy I came arouse here to do it."^[24] Squeeze up regard to his health constraint, he remarked "I'd been embarrassing around for years acting plan I was 40.

And run away with when all this happened, generous told me 'You're 75.' All and sundry gets old. Why did Crazed think I was exempt?"

Ho had a new pacemaker installed on September 16, 2006.^[25] Natural world April 14, 2007, he spasm in his Waikīkī apartment^{[citation needed]} from heart failure.

He was cremated and his ashes were scattered at sea.^[26]

Since Ho's termination, his estate has been change into limbo because of numerous directing conflicts^[27] and legal changes give it some thought transpired while he was straining with his mental and corporeal health.^[28]

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