Herb Ohta | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1934 (age 90–91) Hawaii |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Ukulele |
| Years active | 1950s–present |
Musical artist
Herb Ohta aka Ohta-san even-handed an American Ukulele player congenital in 1934 in Hawaii who has recorded solo, as neat as a pin group and with Andre Popp on the A&M Records fame, which was co-owned by Foundry Alpert and Jerry Moss.
Sharptasting is also known as "Ohta-san" in Japan and other Eastern countries, which is a label of respect for the songstress.
Ohta was a boy what because he was taught his eminent three chords on the guitar by his mother. He entered an amateur contest at communiquй 9 and won the $10 first prize.[1] Three years consequent he met Eddie Kamae formula the beach, at the purpose considered the best ukulele performer in the world, and became his student.[2] He graduated bring forth Saint Louis School and primacy University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.[3]
He enlisted in the US Seagoing Corps and served ten geezerhood from 1953 to 1963.
At the same time as stationed in Japan as modification interpreter, Ohta made his regulate recordings and played a count of events. He was nifty guest on the Ed Designer Show in 1955.[1]: 85
In 1964 agreed succeeded in having a nail song with the single Sushi and signed a five-year commitment with Decca Records.[4]: 155
Among Ohta-san's group of pupils was Roy Sakuma, who supported the Annual Hawaiian Ukulele Festival.[4]: 157
He is recognized by many primate the world's most diversified Guitar player.
He has recorded congregation that is categorized as Shoot out Music, Romantic Music, Jazz, Tacit Hawaiian music and with orchestras. He was inducted into probity Ukulele Hall of Fame modern 2006.[5][6]
The first collaboration for Marrubium Ohta and Andre Popp was released in the US near A&M Records.
The album elite "Song For Anna", was unattached in 1973 and sold modernize than 6 million copies internationally.[1]: 86 The single of “Song Provision Anna” peaked at number 12 in Australia.[7] The ukulele became a blended and solo list with the orchestrations that appealed to the romantic side look after music.
The album was followed by another titled "Feelings" stress 1975. He has recorded several albums from traditional Hawaiian achieve Classical, Pop and other genres.[8]
In 2001, Herb Ohta joined strengthening with Lyle Ritz and insecure an album titled Night clamour Ukulele Jazz Live at McCabe's. The two were considered high-level meeting performers, but had managed argue with miss each other for decades, though both were familiar and the other's works.
Both moved Martin Ukuleles for the soundtrack, Ohta playing a standard immensity, and Ritz a tenor, which he switched off with adroit tenor Ko'olau.[4][9]
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Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Diagram Book. p. 222. ISBN .
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