Melveen Leed
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Melveen Leed is an American
singer. After winning the title of "Miss Molokai" she begin singing in the mid-1960s and has released a number of records in the genres of Hawaiian, Country, and Jazz music.
She won the Na Hoku Hanohano Award for Best Female Vocalist in 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984 and 1987. She has had several guest roles on Hawaii Five-O
and sang at the Grand Ole Opry
.
She also recorded these albums with a group "The Local Divas", consisting of her, Carole Kai
, Loyal Garner
and Nohelani Cypriano:
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singer. After winning the title of "Miss Molokai" she begin singing in the mid-1960s and has released a number of records in the genres of Hawaiian, Country, and Jazz music.
She won the Na Hoku Hanohano Award for Best Female Vocalist in 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984 and 1987. She has had several guest roles on Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for twelve seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. The show featured a fictional state police unit run by Detective Steve McGarrett,...
and sang at the Grand Ole Opry
Grand Ole Opry
The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, that has presented the biggest stars of that genre since 1925. It is also among the longest-running broadcasts in history since its beginnings as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on WSM-AM...
.
Recordings
- Best of Melveen, Vol. II
- Grand Old Hawaiian Music, Nashville Style
- Hawaiian Country Girl
- I Love You, Hawai'i
- Melveen's Hawaiian Country Hits, Vols. I and II
- My Isle of Golden Dreams
- A Part of Me, A Part of You
- Sur Cette Plage
- With the Best of Slack Key
She also recorded these albums with a group "The Local Divas", consisting of her, Carole Kai
Carole Kai
Carole Kai is an entertainer , recording artist, and philanthropist from Hawaii.-Personal life:Born as Carole Shimizu in Honolulu, she graduated from McKinley High School in Honolulu...
, Loyal Garner
Loyal Garner
Loyal Garner was an Hawaiian musician and de facto leader of the Hawaiian singing group Local Divas. Her hits included "Shave Ice" from the album Island Feelings and "Blind Man in the Bleachers" from her eponymous debut.-Death:Nicknamed the "Lady of Love", Loyal E...
and Nohelani Cypriano:
- Local Diva's Christmas
- Timeless
External links
- Melveen Leed's official website
- Generations Hawaii
- Surfside Hawaii
- Hoku's
- Tidal Wave Entertainment
- "Loyal Divas" Honolulu Star-Bulletin, November 27, 2001