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'Sweet Leilani' was Crosby hit despite initial miscues

By Bob Sigall

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 31, 2012

~~<p>Royal Hawaiian hotel bandleader Harry Owens had a daughter born on Oct. 19, 1934. Her name was Leilani. He was inspired to write &quot;Sweet Leilani&quot; for her as a lullaby.</p>
<p>Owens said the &quot;words and music flowed like a rippling stream. The actual composing and writing took only an hour and never has a note or word been changed.&quot;</p>
~~

Royal Hawaiian hotel bandleader Harry Owens had a daughter born on Oct. 19, 1934. Her name was Leilani. He was inspired to write "Sweet Leilani" for her as a lullaby.

Owens said the "words and music flowed like a rippling stream. The actual composing and writing took only an hour and never has a note or word been changed." Login for more...



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