The Exotic Sounds Of The Spice Islands

Spice Island

The Exotic Sounds Of The Spice Islands
Ed Kenney
Arranged And Conducted By Dick Hyman
Columbia CS 8283
1960

From the back cover: Hawaiian-born, he is the son of a Hawaiian-Chinese mother and an Irish-Swedish father. Ed won a piano scholarship in Junior High School in Hawaii, and appeared in many musical productions in preparatory school and in college. With the Honolulu Community Theatre he was seen in "Oklahoma!" and "Paint Your Wagon" and sang in local night clubs. Ed moved to the United States in 1955, winning a Rodgers and Hammerstein scholarship with the American Theatre Wing and soon thereafter appearing in a non-singing role in the short-lived musical "Shangri-La."

Returning to Hawaii to appear in concert with the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra, Ed as also engaged to sing the leading role in "Kiss Me Kate." After a long run at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel as featured soloist, he returned to the United States for motion picture work, but was at once called to New York for "Flower Drum Song." He remained with the productions throughout its long run in New York, and then went on tour. Ed made his most recent Broadway appearance in the musical "13 Daughters."

I Love You

Speak Low

Love Walked In

In The Still Of The Night

Long Ago (And Far Away)

Happy Talk

The Way You Look Tonight

I Talk To The Trees

They Can't Take That Away From Me

You'd Be so Nice To Come Home To

Wish You Were Here

Spice Island