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Webley Edwards

real name Webley Elgin Edwards

radio show host

United States · 1902-11-11 – 1977-10-05

Webley Edwards is credited on 572 releases across 126 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1956–2017 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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126

Albums

7

Decades active

56

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American radio show host influential in popularity of Hawaiian music.
Born in Corvallis, Oregon on November 11, 1902. Died in Honolulu, Hawaii on October 5, 1977.
Edwards relocated to Honolulu, Hawaii in 1928. He developed a keen interest in Native Hawaiian musical traditions and in 1935 became the producer of the show Hawaii Calls. He was most famous for his live performance broadcasts from Hawaii. These started in the mid 1930s, but had their highest popularity in the 1950s and 1960s. From 1937 on he was assisted by Al Kealoha Perry, who primarily functioned as his musical director.
Edwards' popularity was evident in that he served in the Hawaiian Territorial & State Legislature from 1952-1966 and as a Hawaiian State Senator from 1966–1968.

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572 releases · 126 albums · active 1956–2017

  • Performance · 574
  • Other credits · 134
  • Production · 64
  • Engineering · 3

Studios: The Beach At Waikiki · Sounds Of Hawaii · Fred Foster Sound Studio · Commercial Recording

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