Bill Tapia

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Bill Tapia (January 1, 1908 – December 2, 2011), known as "Uncle Bill" and "Tappy", was an American musician, born to Portuguese parents. At age 10, Tapia was already a professional musician, playing “Stars and Stripes Forever” for World War I troops in Hawaii. In his long career beginning in vaudeville and quickly expanding as a jazz guitarist and ukulele player he performed with names such as Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley and Hawaiian musicians such as King Bennie Nawahi, Sol Ho‘opi’i, and Andy Iona. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Livin' It Live

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Duke of Uke

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Legends of the Ukulele - Hawaiian Masters

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Hawaiian Lullabies

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Tropical Swing

Live at the Warner Grand Theatre(The 100th Birthday Concert)

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Live At the Warner Grand - The 100th Birthday Concert

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Legends of Ukulele

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Legends Of the Ukulele

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Sleepwalk the 50 Best Hawaiian Summer Oldies

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Ukulele Day

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