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| | Picking Up The Slack Key With Cyril Pahinui |
 | | Gabby Pahinui (1921-1980) repopularized ki ho'alu with his prodigious technique and wide-ranging musical tastes. |
 | | Gabby made slack key a vehicle for interpreting not only traditional Hawaiian tunes but also material from other genres and cultures, and he ushered in a fully developed solo style, augmented by his stirring, often falsetto vocals. |
 | | Pahinui recounted an encounter there with the late country-music legend: "Chet would say, 'Cyril, what tuning are you in?' and I'd say, 'Chet, this an open C,' and his eyes would open wide, and he would say, 'What is that?' He'd never heard that tuning. |
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