"Somewhere
Over the Rainbow" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
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Israel
Kamakawiwo'ole's 1993 CD "Facing Future" includes
the medley "Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" which
has been heard in numerous movies, television shows and
commercials.
Israel
- better known as "Bruddah Iz" or "Iz" -
who passed away in 1997, was far more than an entertainer.
He was loved deeply by all the people of Hawaii. In a sense,
he was a living hero in the Islands, and upon his death
he was given the profound honor of lying in state in the
capital rotunda in Honolulu so that his thousands of loyal
fans could pay their loving last respects. Today, his legacy
lives on through his music. |
