Today's musical selection celebrates the life and music of Hawaiian ukulele artist Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. The album containing the song below and his cover of Louis Armstrong's What a Wonderful World sold over a million CD's after its release in 1993 and made him a celebrity. Upon his death in 1997, thousands of fans gathered as his ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean at Mākua Beach. A beautiful song from a big man with a gentle voice.
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