Ray Kinney

Aliases: Ray Kinney and His Coral Islanders
Ray Kinney and His Famous Hawaiian Orchestra and The Five Aloha Maids
Ray Kinney and His Hawaiian Musical Ambassadors
Ray Kinney and His Hawaiians
Ray Kinney and His Royal Hawaiians
Real name: Ray Kinney
Born: September 26, 1900
Died: February 1, 1972
Country: United States
IPI: 00016255013 2 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Singer, musician, composer and bandleader

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
Blue Shadows and White Gardenias	Ray Kinney and His Hawaiian Musical Ambassadors - Vocal refrain by Alfred Apaka	January 30, 1942	(9 artists)
Dancing Under the Stars	Ray Kinney with Dick McIntire and His Harmony Hawaiians	June 1936	(5 artists)
Hawaiian Hospitality	Ray Kinney with Dick McIntire and His Harmony Hawaiians	1936	(9 artists)
Honolulu REC,REL	Ray Kinney and His Hawaiians	1940	(6 artists) Originally by Gracie Allen and The Pied Pipers BRD
Little Brown Gal	Ray Kinney with Dick McIntire's Harmony Hawaiians	August 1935	(28 artists)
Sing Me a Song of the Islands	Ray Kinney and His Hawaiian Musical Ambassadors	January 30, 1942	(29 artists)
The Cockeyed Mayor of Kaunakakai	Ray Kinney with Dick McIntire's Harmony Hawaiians	August 1935	(14 artists)

Covers by Ray Kinney

Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
Across the Sea	Ray Kinney and His Hawaiians	August 1938	Paradise Island Trio
Akaka Falls	Ray Kinney and His Coral Islanders	1966	Sol Hoopii and His Novelty Quartette
Aloha Oe	Ray Kinney and His Coral Islanders	May 26, 1947	Quartet of Hawaiian Girls from Kawaihao Seminary
Blue Hawaii	Ray Kinney and His Coral Islanders with The Mullen Sisters	May 26, 1947	Jack Denny and His Orchestra - Vocal by Sonny Schuyler REC, Bing Crosby BRD
Drowsy Waters (Wailana Waltz)	Ray Kinney and His Hawaiians - Vocal Trio with George Kainapau	1940	Hawaiian Quintette
Hawaiian Paradise	Ray Kinney and His Coral Islanders	May 26, 1947	The Waikikians
Hawaiian War Chant	Ray Kinney and His Famous Hawaiian Orchestra and The Five Aloha Maids	1955	Crowel Glee Club, Andy Iona and His Islanders, (unknown)
Ka-Lu-A	Ray Kinney and His Hawaiians	1940	Carl Fenton's Orchestra (Walter Haenschen)
Let the Rest of the World Go By	Ray Kinney and His Hawaiians	1939	Campbell and Burr
Little Brown Gal	Ray Kinney and His Coral Islanders	May 26, 1947	Ray Kinney with Dick McIntire's Harmony Hawaiians
Lovely Hula Hands	Ray Kinney and His Coral Islanders	May 26, 1947	Dick McIntire and His Harmony Hawaiians
My Isle of Golden Dreams	Ray Kinney and His Coral Islanders with The Mullen Sisters	May 26, 1947	The Dolly Sisters PRF, Charles Harrison [US] REC
Old Plantation	Ray Kinney and His Hawaiians	August 1938	"Fats" Waller and His Rhythm
One-Two-Three-Four	Ray Kinney and His Hawaiians	1940	(unknown)
Pagan Love Song	Ray Kinney and His Hawaiians	1940	The Troubadours [Nathaniel Shilkret] – Vocal Refrain by Frank Munn REC,REL, Ramon Novarro BRD
Song of Old Hawaii	Ray Kinney and His Royal Hawaiians	1938	(unknown)
Song of the Islands	Ray Kinney and His Coral Islanders with The Mullen Sisters	May 26, 1947	R. K. Holstein and Octette
Sweet Leilani	Ray Kinney and His Coral Islanders with The Mullen Sisters	May 26, 1947	Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by The Debutantes and Muzzy Marcellino
Till We Meet Again	Ray Kinney and His Hawaiians	1939	Burr and Campbell
To You, Sweetheart, Aloha	Ray Kinney with Dick McIntire and His Harmony Hawaiians	June 1936	Dick McIntire's Harmony Hawaiians
Ulili E	Ray Kinney and His Royal Hawaiians	1938	Dick McIntire's Harmony Hawaiians
Waipio	Johnny Noble's Hawaiians featuring Burrows Trio with vocal solo by Ray Kinney	1928	(unknown)
Yaaka Hula Hickey Dula (Hawaiian Love Song)	Ray Kinney and His Hawaiians	1940	(unknown)

Songs written by Ray Kinney

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Across the Sea	Johnny Noble, Ray Kinney, Ernest Kaʻai	Paradise Island Trio	September 10, 1937	Covered by (7 artists)
Hawaiian Hospitality	Ray Kinney, Harry Owens	Ray Kinney with Dick McIntire and His Harmony Hawaiians	May 22, 1936	Covered by (9 artists)

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Favorite Hawaiian Songs	Ray Kinney and His Hawaiians	1940	Decca
Hawaii	Ray Kinney and His Coral Islanders	1966	Sunset [US2]
Song of the Islands and Other Hawaiian Favorites	Ray Kinney and His Coral Islanders with The Mullen Sisters	May 26, 1947	RCA Victor
Songs of the South Seas	Ray Kinney and His Famous Hawaiian Orchestra and The Five Aloha Maids	1955	Waldorf Music Hall
Sweet Hawaiian Moonlight	Ray Kinney and His Hawaiians	1954	Decca

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Blue Shadows and White Gardenias	Ray Kinney and His Hawaiian Musical Ambassadors	January 30, 1942	Victor
Little Brown Gal	Ray Kinney with Dick McIntire's Harmony Hawaiians	August 1935	Decca
Meleana E	Ray Kinney with Dick McIntire and His Harmony Hawaiians	1936	Decca
Song of Old Hawaii	Ray Kinney and His Royal Hawaiians	1938	Decca
The Cockeyed Mayor of Kaunakakai	Ray Kinney with Dick McIntire's Harmony Hawaiians	August 1935	Decca
Till We Meet Again	Ray Kinney and His Hawaiians	1939	Decca
To You, Sweetheart, Aloha	Ray Kinney with Dick McIntire and His Harmony Hawaiians	June 1936	Decca