The Blue Hawaiians are a

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group from

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. They formed in

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to play at the opening of their friend Michelle's club, The Lava Lounge. They rose to fame soon thereafter due to the rise of one of their earliest fans,

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, and appearances on the soundtrack of the television series ''

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'' and the 1996 film ''

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''. The group have since released several albums which have generally fared well with critics. The band also does music for the cartoon series ''

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'', and their song "A Cheat" was featured in an advertisement for

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. Current band members include Mark Fontana, Erik Godal, Mark Sproull, Maxwellvision, and Gary Brandin. The band are in a self-described “semi-hiatus” but continue to play infrequent live shows, including appearances at the annual Tiki Oasis music festival.

Discography

Albums

# ''Christmas on Big Island'' (October 24, 1995) # ''Live at the Lava Lounge'' (August 4, 1997) # ''Sway'' (March 4, 1998) # ''Savage Night'' (July 13, 1999) # ''Live at the Lava Lounge 2'' (November 15, 2005)

Singles

# "Glimpse of Savage Night" (January 26, 1999)

Tracks they composed for shows

SpongeBob SquarePants

# "Hawaii Bob" # "War Blowers" # "02 SpongeBob 2" # "Hawaiian Walk"

External links

Artist Home Page on Pascal Records

Artist MySpace Page

(in French)
Reverb Central
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