"My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaiʻi" | |
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Single by Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra | |
Recorded | December 13, 1933 |
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Length | 3:08 |
Label | Brunswick Records |
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"My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaiʻi", written by Tommy Harrison, Bill Cogswell, and Johnny Noble in Hawaii in 1933, is a Hawaiian song in the Hawaiian musical style known as hapa haole. One of the earliest recordings by Ted Fio Rito and his orchestra reached number one on the charts in 1934.[1] Honolulu magazine listed it as number 41 in a 2007 article, "50 Greatest Songs of Hawaii".[2] It has been heard in many movies and television shows and has been covered dozens of times. The title is sometimes shortened to "My Little Grass Shack" or "Little Grass Shack".