How D’ya Do on Lap Steel

This is my favorite Hawaiian Steel Guitar song. I’ve been performing it in my solo act so I thought I’d record one and share it. I hope you like it.

James King on May 11, 2011 at 9:25 am

Are you playing How D’ya Do in acoustic guitar or electric guitar?
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Basil Henriques on July 19, 2011 at 1:34 am

Laudable as your version is, I must admit it’s also the first time I’ve heard “How Dya Do” in the key of C, it does make the “Signature Harmonics” section somewhat problematical. I’m interested in your thoughts on this, being as you say on your site “I am passionate about carrying on the tradition of this rare instrument and style.”
I would have thought the definite version of this tune/song had already long ago been established by the Hawaii Calls team Jules Billy and Barney ?

I for one wouldn’t dare to presume I could improve on that, but I DID TRY to emulate.
http://www.waikiki-islanders.com/assets/07%20How%20Dya%27%20Do.mp3 …Live when I was 23 years old
http://www.waikiki-islanders.com/assets/09%20How%20%20D%27ya%20Do.mp3 …40 years later
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