voc, 1904-1951 US
Musician of World
A.k.a. Lani McIntyre
Lani McIntire, Hawaiian guitar and steel guitar player, was born December 15, 1904 in Honolulu. He was the brother of Dick McIntire. He joined the navy with his brother Dick and served on the same ship. Lani is well known as a singer and band leader, but did play the steel guitar very well. It is said that he played steel for the soundtrack of one movie, but the name of the movie is unknown. He appeared as vocalist and band leader in “Waikiki Wedding”, “Honolulu”, “Hurricane”, and “South of Pago Pago”, and sang with his own orchestra at numerous night clubs, hotels, and radio shows. He composed many popular songs, including The One Rose. The Lani McIntire Hawaiians were the resident band at the Lexington Hotel’s Hawaiian Room in New York from 1947 until his death June 17, 1951.
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Sweet Little Sweetheart / Aloha Angel | Lani McIntire | 1939 | Album |
18 Hawaiian Hits | Johnny Pineapple, Lani McIntire, Johnny Poi | Album | |
Hawaiian Magic: The Wonderful Sound Of Hawaiian Music | Lani McIntire / Johnny Poi / Johnny Pineapple | Album | |
Native Hawaiian Songs and Hulas | Lani McIntire | Album | |
Hawaiian Magic: The Wonderful Sound Of Hawaiian Music | Lani McIntire / Johnny Poi / Johnny Pineapple | Compil. | |
Hawaiian Moonlight | Lani McIntire | Album |
Lani McIntire & His Hawaiian Orchestra World |
Lani McIntire And His Aloha Islanders World and Folk |
Lani McIntire And His Hawaiians World and Pop |
Lani McIntire And His Orchestra World |
Lani McIntire And Trio |