KTOH Kauai Under Musical Attack
Kauai, Hawaii, 1945
Local newspapers report that local radio station KTOH is under
attack! No, the attack is not coming from the Japanese, but
from local musicians...
"Returning to the Army Air Base Thursday Night, the Pacific Ramblers reported radio station KTOH
successfully assaulted and bombarded with a varied assortment of Mountain Williams songs and melody.
The attack lasted from 2000 hours to 2030 hours. Applause was so defeaning you could have walked on it."
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© Collection of Dale Halleron
Radio Heritage Foundation
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Dale Halleron wrote to us:
I have a picture from inside the studio in 1945. My dad and some other guys playing music live on
the air in front of the microphone.
I think the date reads 1-25-45. The band was called the Pacific Ramblers. The man on the far left
was my dad, William Lee Halleron. I still have that guitar. I don't know the other names.
There is even a woman hiding behind one of the men, I see her dress.
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© Collection of Dale Halleron
Radio Heritage Foundation
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"Pacific Ramblers Boil Cabbage And Chew Cigars"
There were some unconventional tactics used in the attack...
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© Collection of Dale Halleron
Radio Heritage Foundation
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The Pacific Ramblers were not the only musicians on the attack
at the time. Bill Halloran (Dale's father) was also playing his guitar in
in the Kamikaze Kids....
"All men of the Air Base are warned to be on the alert.
The Kamikaze Kids are on the prowl. Action to be taken is not
immediate defensive fire but a rush for seats and a comfortable
position from which one can listen to the solid music which doth
come forth."
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© Collection of Dale Halleron
Radio Heritage Foundation
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Bill and the other musicians will, no doubt, have made a great
contribution to the anniversary celebrations of both KTOH and
the USO...
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© Collection of Dale Halleron
Radio Heritage Foundation
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This feature was compiled from photos and newspaper clippings
kindly donated by Dale Halleron
Explore more Hawaiian radio history in our features Blue Hawaii Radio 1961
and Art of Radio Hawaii ©.
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