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R. Alexander Anderson

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R. Alexander Anderson

Original Name
Robert Alexander Anderson
Birth
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Death
30 May 1995 (aged 100)
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
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Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA Add to Map
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Musician and songwriter. Known as R. Alex. Anderson, he specialized mostly in Hawaiian music, composing the popular tunes "Lovely Hula Hands," "The Cockeyed Mayor of Kaunakakai," "On a Coconut Island," and others, as well as the Christmas song "Mele Kalikimaka." His music has been performed and recorded by Bing Crosby, the Andrews Sisters, Iwalani Kahalewai, Swedish singer Lars Kåge, and French singers Tino Rossi and René Carol, and countless others.
Musician and songwriter. Known as R. Alex. Anderson, he specialized mostly in Hawaiian music, composing the popular tunes "Lovely Hula Hands," "The Cockeyed Mayor of Kaunakakai," "On a Coconut Island," and others, as well as the Christmas song "Mele Kalikimaka." His music has been performed and recorded by Bing Crosby, the Andrews Sisters, Iwalani Kahalewai, Swedish singer Lars Kåge, and French singers Tino Rossi and René Carol, and countless others.

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  • Added: Jun 29, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54271046/r_alexander-anderson: accessed ), memorial page for R. Alexander Anderson (6 Jun 1894–30 May 1995), Find a Grave Memorial ID 54271046, citing O'ahu Cemetery, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.