http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2679&rws=%2Fgabby-pahinui%2Ftop-tracks.rssHe had just a fifth-grade education, but Charles Philip Pahinui (better known as "Gabby") ended his life a teacher. Born in the shantytowns of Honolulu in 1921, Pahinui spent his youth shining shoes, selling papers and teaching himself to play bass, steel guitar and slack-key guitar in his spare time, though he didn't read a note of music. He began gigging in Hawaii in the '30s, backing up Charles "Tiny" Brown and going on to play with giants such as Tommy Castro, George Kainapau and Alvin Isaacs. In 1960 Pahinui joined ukulele master Eddie Kamae's influential Sons of Hawaii; 12 years later, Pahinui released the first of four albums recorded with the vaunted Gabby Band, which included four of his sons and rotating members such as Sonny Chillingworth and Ry Cooder. The releases, a captivating mix of tradition and innovation, catapulted Pahinui's transcendent guitar-playing and gruff falsetto to mythic status in Hawaii. Unfortunately Pahinui's personal life took a toll: an accident on his roadwork job (which he took to support his wife and 13 children), coupled with his lifelong drinking problem, left Pahinui physically weak. He died October 13, 1980, at age 59. - Sarah BardeenHawaiien720Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:00:39 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2679&rws=%2Fgabby-pahinui%2Ftop-tracks.rss He had just a fifth-grade education, but Charles Philip Pahinui (better known as "Gabby") ended his life a teacher. Born in the shantytowns of Honolulu in 1921, Pahinui spent his youth shining shoes, selling papers and teaching himself to play bass, steel guitar and slack-key guitar in his spare time, though he didn't read a note of music. He began gigging in Hawaii in the '30s, backing up Charles "Tiny" Brown and going on to play with giants such as Tommy Castro, George Kainapau and Alvin Isaacs. In 1960 Pahinui joined ukulele master Eddie Kamae's influential Sons of Hawaii; 12 years later, Pahinui released the first of four albums recorded with the vaunted Gabby Band, which included four of his sons and rotating members such as Sonny Chillingworth and Ry Cooder. The releases, a captivating mix of tradition and innovation, catapulted Pahinui's transcendent guitar-playing and gruff falsetto to mythic status in Hawaii. Unfortunately Pahinui's personal life took a toll: an accident on his roadwork job (which he took to support his wife and 13 children), coupled with his lifelong drinking problem, left Pahinui physically weak. He died October 13, 1980, at age 59. - Sarah Bardeen http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1139369&variant=play&rws=%2Fgabby-pahinui%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hawaii Thu, 3 Aug 1972 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Gabby Pahinui on Rhapsody Online 1139369 tra.1139369 Gabby Pahinui art.2679 0.99 Gabby alb.311934 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/6/8/1/181860_170x170.jpg 1995-03-14 00:00:00.0 1972-08-03 00:00:00.0 true Leahi tra.1139369 235000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1139369&variant=play&rws=%2Fgabby-pahinui%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1139369&variant=data&rws=%2Fgabby-pahinui%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24485812&variant=play&rws=%2Fgabby-pahinui%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hawaii Sun, 1 Jan 1961 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gabby Pahinui on Rhapsody Online 24485812 tra.24485812 Gabby Pahinui art.2679 0.99 Pure Gabby alb.24473843 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/8/1/1481883_170x170.jpg 2008-01-01 00:00:00.0 1961-01-01 00:00:00.0 true 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1139392&variant=play&rws=%2Fgabby-pahinui%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hawaii Mon, 17 Oct 1977 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Gabby Pahinui on Rhapsody Online 1139392 tra.1139392 Gabby Pahinui art.2679 0.99 Gabby Pahinui Hawaiian Band Vol. 2 alb.178580 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/9/7/6/486792_170x170.jpg 1995-03-14 00:00:00.0 1977-10-17 00:00:00.0 true How'd Ya Do tra.1139392 203000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1139392&variant=play&rws=%2Fgabby-pahinui%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1139392&variant=data&rws=%2Fgabby-pahinui%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1139390&variant=play&rws=%2Fgabby-pahinui%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hawaii Mon, 17 Oct 1977 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Gabby Pahinui on Rhapsody Online 1139390 tra.1139390 Gabby Pahinui art.2679 0.99 Gabby Pahinui Hawaiian Band Vol. 2 alb.178580 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/9/7/6/486792_170x170.jpg 1995-03-14 00:00:00.0 1977-10-17 00:00:00.0 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Gabby Pahinui on Rhapsody Online 1139372 tra.1139372 Gabby Pahinui art.2679 0.99 Gabby alb.311934 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/6/8/1/181860_170x170.jpg 1995-03-14 00:00:00.0 1972-08-03 00:00:00.0 true Lei Nani tra.1139372 216000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1139372&variant=play&rws=%2Fgabby-pahinui%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1139372&variant=data&rws=%2Fgabby-pahinui%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1139365&variant=play&rws=%2Fgabby-pahinui%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hawaii Thu, 3 Aug 1972 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Gabby Pahinui on Rhapsody Online 1139365 tra.1139365 Gabby Pahinui art.2679 0.99 Gabby alb.311934 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/6/8/1/181860_170x170.jpg 1995-03-14 00:00:00.0 1972-08-03 00:00:00.0 true Ka Makani Ka'Ili Aloha tra.1139365 173000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1139365&variant=play&rws=%2Fgabby-pahinui%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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