To You Sweetheart, Aloha category for Best Vocal Performance, Male. The winner was Perry Como for "Catch a Falling Star". "Ka-Lu-A" originated in the 1921 musical "Good Morning, Dearie" and reached number three on the charts the following year as a duet between Elsie Baker (who was credited as Edna Brown) and Elliott Shaw. "Aloha ‘Oe (Farewell to Thee)" charted for one week at number 10 as an instrumental recording by Ferera's Hawaiian Instrumental Quintet in 1924. "Song of the Islands" first charted as an instrumental recording by Wayne King & His Orchestra that peaked at number 12 in 1930, and then as a
Myra English leading spokesman for the Hawaiian tourism industry, and she worked for such companies as Aloha Airlines, Hawaiian Air, United Airlines, and the Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau. Continuing to perform successfully, she gained some notoriety in Japan. In addition to her success as a performer and promoter of Hawaii tourism, she also worked as an assistant to various state legislators. English was married to Chelliot Wayne Gibbs for 46 years, when she died on March 29, 2001 (aged 68). They had four children: Pat cabrera, Wayne Gibbs, Kenneth Gibbs, and John Gibbs. The Hawai'i Academy of Recording Arts awarded English