Kimo Wilder McVay | |
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Birth name | James Wilder McVay |
Also known as | Kimo McVay The Baron of Waikiki Knuckles McVay |
Born | Washington, DC | September 16, 1927
Died | June 29, 2001 Honolulu, Hawaii | (aged 73)
Occupation | Show business entrepreneur |
Years active | 1950–2001 |
James “Kimo” Wilder McVay (September 16, 1927 – June 29, 2001) was an American musician turned talent manager, who successfully promoted Hawaiian entertainment acts. McVay promoted and managed acts such as teenage heartthrob Robin Luke, Don Ho, New Zealand singer John Rowles, comic Andy Bumatai, Keolo and Kapono Beamer, ventriloquist Freddie Morris, magician John Hirokawa and many others.