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Loyal Garner

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Loyal Garner (September 28, 1946 – November 15, 2001) was a Hawaiian musician and de facto leader of the Hawaiian singing group Local Divas.[1] Her hits included "Shave Ice" from the 1982 album Island Feelings and "Blind Man in the Bleachers" from her 1981 album Loyal.

Death

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Nicknamed the "Lady of Love", Loyal E. Garner died on November 15, 2001, from colon cancer, aged 55.[2]

Posthumous

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In 2007 the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts awarded Garner with a posthumous Na Hoku Hanohano Lifetime Achievement Award.[3][4] On April 2, 2007, Hula Records re-issued Garner's Hawai'i Today for the first time on CD format at the request of fans.[5]

Discography

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Albums

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  • Lady of Love (1976)
  • Hawai'i Today (1977)
  • Loyal (1981)
  • Loyal Garner (1981)
  • Island Feelings (1982)
  • More Than Just a Song (1987)
  • Hawaii's Lady of Love (compilation, 1989)
  • Loyal...The Best of (compilation, 1989)
  • I Shall Sing (1992)
  • A Loyal Kind of Christmas (1992)
  • Sounds of Progress (1993)

References

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