Description: Facing Future, Paperback by Kois, Dan, ISBN 082642905X, ISBN-13 9780826429056, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Even at four in the morning, the strip clubs and watering holes surrounding the Honolulu studio were still hopping. The recording engineer heard a car pull into the lot, and soon the biggest man he had ever seen walked in. When he stepped into the studio, the floated floor shifted beneath the engineer's feet. Israel Kamakawiwo'ole engulfed the engineer's hand in his and said, "Hi, bruddah." The product of that impromptu recording session, a delicate medley of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and "What a Wonderful World," has driven sales of Facing Future to nearly two million copies. Each time the medley is licensed to appear in advertisements, in movies, even on American Idol, Mainlanders embrace it anew as a touch of the unfamiliar in their otherwise staid record collections. But in Hawai'i, a state struggling with the responsibility of its native heritage, Facing Future is much more. Gaining unprecedented access to Israel's family, friends, and colleagues, Dan Kois tells the remarkable story of Bruddah Iz and the album that changed his life-and his death.
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Number of Pages: 188 Pages
Publication Name: Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's Facing Future
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
Publication Year: 2009
Item Height: 0.7 in
Subject: History & Criticism, Genres & Styles / Rock, Ethnic
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 6.2 Oz
Subject Area: Music
Author: Dan Kois
Item Length: 6.5 in
Series: 33 1/3 Ser.
Item Width: 4.8 in
Format: Trade Paperback
