- Born
- 1 January 1908
Honolulu - Died
- 2 December 2011
Los Angeles - Country
- United States
- Active
- 1918–
- Record labels
- Mountain Apple Company
Biography
Bill Tapia was a jazz musician who played banjo. Bill Tapia was born on 1 January 1908 in Honolulu and died on 2 December 2011 in Los Angeles. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Mountain Apple Company.
Louis William Tapia (January 1, 1908 – December 2, 2011), known as "Uncle Bill" and "Tappy", was an American musician, born to Portuguese parents. At age 8, Tapia was already a professional musician, playing "Stars and Stripes Forever" for World War I troops in Hawaii. In his long career beginning in vaudeville and quickly expanding as a jazz guitarist and ukulele player he performed with names such as Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley and Hawaiian musicians such as King Bennie Nawahi, Sol Hoʻopiʻi, and Andy Iona. The Chiang & Coates documentary "To You, Sweetheart, Aloha" was created to celebrate 94 year old Tapia's life. Tapia was an associate of Sonny Cunha and played with the Johnny Noble Band at the opening of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in 1927. He taught Shirley Temple and Clark Gable to strum the ukulele.
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Frequently asked questions
What instrument did Bill Tapia play?
Bill Tapia is known for playing banjo.
When and where was Bill Tapia born?
Bill Tapia was born 1 January 1908 in Honolulu.
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