Raymond Kāne, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Raymond Kāne

American musician

Date of Birth: 02-Oct-1925

Place of Birth: Koloa, Hawaii, United States

Date of Death: 27-Feb-2008

Profession: guitarist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Raymond Kaleoalohapoina?oleohelemanu Kane (, Hawaiian: ['ka?ne]; October 2, 1925 - February 27, 2008), was one of Hawaii's acknowledged masters of the slack-key guitar.
Born in Koloa, Kaua?i, he grew up in Nanakuli on O?ahu's Wai?anae Coast where his stepfather worked as a fisherman.Kane's style was distinctive and deceptively simple.
He played in a number of ki ho'alu tunings always plucking or brushing the strings with only the thumb and index finger of his right hand.
He also played hammer-ons and pull-offs in a unique way; his finger moving up and out, instead of down and in, after striking a string.
He emphasized that one must play and sing "from the heart".
He was never flashy or fast.
In Hawaiian, his sound is described as nahenahe (sweet sounding). He was a recipient of a 1987 National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.