Charles K.L. Davis

The Hawaiian musician Charles K.L. Davis was perhaps not taken as seriously as he might have been during his career, often the lot of performers who utilize comedy in their acts. The latter description seems downright understated in terms of the way Davis took a musical package known as a "hapa haole" song and dropped it on the listener's lap like a still quivering jellyfish, minus the stings. Experiencing one of his performances was perhaps not the way to be convinced as to the breadth of his musical education or the staggering amount of work he had put into his career. Even ...