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Frank Ferera

stg, g, 1885-1951 US, Honolulu
Musician of World and Pop

Born: June 12, 1885 Died: June 26, 1951 Immensely successful Hawaiian musician who recorded prolifically between 1915 and 1930. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1885 of Portuguese ancestry, he first came to the U.S. to entertain at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition as part of the Keoki E Awai vaudeville troupe. Married Helen Louise Greenus, who took the stage name Helen Louise, and the two toured and recorded many records for Columbia, Victor and Edison between 1915-1919. Following the mysterious disappearance of Helen aboard the steamship SS President traveling from Los Angeles to Seattle, Frank Ferera continued a successful recording career throughout the 1920s. Frank Ferera's Hawaiian Trio enjoyed great popularity, and often backed popular singers, such as Annette Hanshaw.

     
Instruments
  • Steel guitar
  • Guitar
  • Ukulele
Genres
  • World
  • Pop
  • Folk
Popular Tracks   
Maui on It's Hotter In Hawaii C by Various Artists
Melani Anu Ka Makani on It's Hotter In Hawaii C by Various Artists
Iko Okamuko on 100 Vintage Hawaiian Songs by Various Artists
In The Heart Of Hawaii on It's Hotter In Hawaii C by Various Artists
Honolulu March on It's Hotter In Hawaii C by Various Artists
St. Louis Blues on It's Hotter In Hawaii C by Various Artists
Kai Maia O Ka Madi on 100 Vintage Hawaiian Songs by Various Artists
Cielito Lindo on 100 Vintage Hawaiian Songs by Various Artists
K'ala Luliluli on 100 Vintage Hawaiian Songs by Various Artists
Balandėlė (La Paloma) on Tu, Tik Tu) by Various Artists

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
The All-Time Greatest Hawaiian Recording ArtistFrank Ferera1983Compil.
Susquehanna Shore / Show Me The Way To Go HomeFerera And Franchini / Frank Ferera, Anthony Franchini And Irene Greenus1928Album
Sweet Hawaiian Moonlight / Lonely Nights In HawaiiFrank Ferera And John Paaluhi1927Album
Sweet Hawaiian Moonlight / One, Two, Three, FourFrank Ferera & John Paaluhi1927Album
Honolulu March / Kohala MarchFrank Ferera, John Paaluhi1927Album
Honolulu March / Kohala WaltzFrank Ferera & John Paaluhi1927Album
Hawaiian Slumbertime / Somewhere In HonoluluFrank Ferera And John Paaluhi1927Album
Honeymoon Waltz / Venetian IslesFrank Ferera1926Album
Hawaiian Waltz Medley / Kilima WaltzFrank Ferera - John Paaluhi1926Album
Always / Lady Of WaikikiFrank Ferera1926Album
Drowsy Moon / My Hawaiian Evenin' StarFrank Ferera1926Album
Isle Of Oahu / Waters Of WaikikiFrank Ferera1926Album
Sweet Hawaiian Shores / Pu-Lu ManuFrank Ferera1926Album
The Tumbledown Shack In Athlone / Cielito LindoJack Penewell / Frank Ferera & John Poaluki1926Album
The St. Louis Blues / In The Heart Of HawaiiFrank Ferera1925Album
Dream Of Hawaii / Dark Hawaiian EyesFrank Ferera1925Album
Pearl Of Hawaii / Love Dream Of Lula LuFrank Ferera — John Paaluhi1925Album
The Farmer's Dream / Dreamy Nights In HonoluluFrank Ferera1925Album
Drowsy Moon / My Hawaiian Evenin StarFrank Ferera1925Album
Me No Speak -A Good English / You Better Get Rid Of That CatAl Bernard And Frank Ferera1924Album
Daddy—Change Your Mind / It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo'Blanche Klaise / Al Bernard And Frank Ferera1924Album
Twenty-Five Years From Now / Since Ma Is Playing Mah JongAl Bernard And Frank Ferera / Jim Doherty1924Single
Rocky Mountain Moon / Flower Of HawaiiFrank Ferera1923Album
Me No Speak A Good English / So I Took The $50,000Al Bernard & Frank Ferera / Harry Blake1923Single
Hawaiian Hula Medleys/ Maui WaltzFrank Ferera1922Album
O' Sole Mio (My Sunshine) / Panorama BayFrank Ferera – Anthony Franchini / Venetian Sextette1922Album
Moanalua Hula/ Maui GirlFrank Ferera1922Album
Drowsy Head - Medley Waltz / Isle Of Paradise - Medley WaltzFrank Ferera - Anthony Franchini, Ferera And Franchini1921Album
Hawaiian Smiles / Hula MedleyFrank Ferera, Dave Kaili1920Album
Hawaiian Smiles / Wild Flower WaltzFrank Ferera & David Kaile / Ferera And Franchini1920Album
That Naughty Waltz / Pensacola WaltzFrank Ferera, Anthony Franchini1920Album
In The Heart Of Hawaii / Hawaiian SmilesHelen Louise, Frank Ferera, Irene Greenus, Anthony Franchini1920Album
Hawaiian NightsWaikiki Hawaiian Orchestra With Helen Louise & Frank Ferera1919Album
Hilo-Hawaiian March / Sweet Hawaiian MoonlightHelen Louise And Frank Ferera / Mabel Richardson And Marion Cox1919Album
Hilo March / Kilima WaltzHelen Louise, Frank Ferera & Irene Greenus1919Album
Hawaiian Hula Medley / Kilima WaltzHelen Louise And Frank Ferera1918Album
Hawaiian Dreams / LeliaHelen Louise And Frank Ferera1917Album
Hawaiian ButterflyHelen Louise & Frank Ferera1917Single
Hawaiian Hula Melody / Pua CarnationHelen Louise And Frank Ferera1917Album
Hapa Haole Hula Girl / On The Beach At WaikikeHelen Louise And Frank Ferera1916Album
Song To Hawaii / Hawaiian Hula MedleyHelen Louise - Frank Ferera1916Album
Hilo MarchHelen Louise & Frank Ferera1916Album
KamehamehaHelen Louise - Frank Ferera1916Album
My Bird Of Paradise / Kawaihau WaltzHelen Louise - Frank Ferera1916Album
Medley of Hawaiian Airs - No. 1 / Hilo MarchHelen Louise & Frank Ferera1916Single
Hapa Haole Hula GirlHelen Louise & Frank Ferera1916Album
On The Beach At Waikiki / Moe Uhane WaltzHelen Louise - Frank Ferera1915Album
Kamehameha MarchHelen Louise1913Single
My Old Kentucky Home / Medley Of Hawaiian WaltzesHelen Louise, Frank FereraAlbum
Drowsy Moon / DynamiteFrank Ferera / The Red HeadsAlbum
Maui Aloha / Pua CarnationHelen Louise And Frank FereraAlbum
Drowsy Waters / St. Louis BluesFerera And Franchini / Frank Ferera & John PaaluhiAlbum
Somewhere In Hawaii / Lonely HawaiiFrank Ferera & John PaaluhiAlbum
La Paloma / ChiquitaFrank Ferera - John PaaluhiAlbum
Waters Of Waikiki / Sweet Chimes Of Hilo BayFrank FereraAlbum
Valse Bleue / CiribiribinHelen Louise and Frank Ferera, Waikiki OrchestraAlbum
O Sole Mio / Red MoonFrank Ferera And Anthony FranchiniAlbum
Hilo-Hawaiian March / Wailana Waltz (Drowsy Waters)Frank Ferera, John PaaluhiAlbum
Kohala March / Honolulu MarchFrank Ferera, John PaaluhiAlbum
Malanai Anu Ka Makani / Hawaiian NightsHelen Louise, Frank Ferera And Irene Greenus / Louise And Ferera, Waikiki Hawaiian OrchestraAlbum
In A Little Spanish Town ('T Was On A Night Like This) / Hawaiian MedleyFrank Ferera And John PaaluhiAlbum
Dorothy / Thinking Of YouFrank FereraAlbum
Strumming Uke Blues / Ukulele DreamsFrank FereraAlbum
Venetian Isles / Honeymoon WaltzFrank FereraAlbum
In A Little Spanish Town / Hawaiian SlumbertimeFrank Ferera & John PaaluhiAlbum
La Paloma / Maria, MariFrank Ferera & John PaaluhiAlbum
Dreamy Melody / O Sole MiloContinental Dance Orchestra / Frank FereraAlbum
Chiquita / Dreamy WaikikiFrank Ferera And John PaaluhiAlbum
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