Dick McIntire

Dick McIntire
McIntire on the cover of his sheet music for the work Lei Aloha, 1938
Background information
Birth nameDick Kaihue McIntire
Also known asDick McIntire
Born(1902-04-06)April 6, 1902
Honolulu, Hawaii
DiedMay 20, 1951(1951-05-20) (aged 49)
GenresHawaiian, Jazz, Swing
OccupationMusician
InstrumentLap steel guitar
Years active1925–1945
LabelsDecca Records and others

Dick Kaihue McIntire (1902–1951) was a Honolulu-born steel guitarist active in the 1930s and 1940s. During that era, Hawaiian music was quite popular in the U.S. to the extent of being a musical fad.[1] McIntire performed on hundreds of recordings with artists such as Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, Frances Langford, Ray Kinney, and Lena Machado and was featured in motion picture soundtracks.[2]: 19  He was known for his smooth, legato approach to the electric lap steel guitar with his Los Angeles group, The Harmony Hawaiians. His brothers Lani McIntire and Al McIntire were also musicians. According to music historian Andy Volk, Dick McIntire had a profound influence on steel guitar pioneer Jerry Byrd in Byrd's formative years.[2]: 20  McIntire was inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame in 1982.[3]

  1. ^ "Bird of Paradise Brought Hawaiian Music Fad East". The Washington Herald. No. 4188. April 14, 1918. p. 1. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Volk, Andy (2003). Lap Steel Guitar. Anaheim, California: Centerstream Publications. ISBN 1-57424-134-6.
  3. ^ Scott, DeWitt. "The Steel Guitar Hall of Fame/". scottysmusic.com. The Steel Guitar Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 6, 2021.