Aloha, John King

I wrote this miniature this week as a modest tribute to the late John King, who died suddenly at age 55 last week. Although I only met him once a couple of years ago, his playing and his books on classical ukulele technique and interpretation and on early Hawaiian music were hugely influential, and inspirational to me.
I know he would be kind and encouraging if he heard this new piece, and would have some good tips to make it better.

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Music

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• jared
• denhard
• ukulele
• aloha
• john
• king
• classical

[jdenhard]

Thanks

[LAMPRECORDS]

beautiful composition, very touching.

[MrJellyrollBaker]

Very, very nicely done. And I agree that John King's untimely passing leaves an unfillable void in the ukulele world.

[kamakauke1]

Beautiful tribute to a beautiful man. I said this on a ukulele bulletin board, but it's worth saying again. With the passing of John King, the ukulele has lost one of the best friends it ever had.