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William Tapia (January 1, 1908 – December 2, 2011), known as "Uncle Bill" and "Tappy", was an American musician, born to Portuguese parents. At age 8, Tapia was already a professional musician, playing "Stars and Stripes Forever" for World War I troops in Hawaii. In his long career beginning in vaudeville and quickly expanding as a jazz guitarist and ukulele player he performed with names such as Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley and Hawaiian musicians such as King Bennie Nawahi, Sol Hoʻopiʻi, and Andy Iona. Tapia died in his sleep on December 2, 2011 a month short of turning 104.

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  • بيل تابيا (بالإنجليزية: Bill Tapia)‏ هو عازف جاز أمريكي، ولد في 1908 في هونولولو في الولايات المتحدة، وتوفي في 2 ديسمبر 2011 في لوس أنجلوس في الولايات المتحدة بسبب مرض. (ar)
  • Uncle Bill “Tappy” Tapia (1. ledna, 1908, Honolulu, Havaj, USA – 2. prosince 2011) byl americký hudebník. Svou dlouhou kariéru začal ve věku deseti let v roce 1918. Mezi hudebníky, se kterými spolupracoval, patří Bing Crosby a Louis Armstrong. (cs)
  • William Tapia (January 1, 1908 – December 2, 2011), known as "Uncle Bill" and "Tappy", was an American musician, born to Portuguese parents. At age 8, Tapia was already a professional musician, playing "Stars and Stripes Forever" for World War I troops in Hawaii. In his long career beginning in vaudeville and quickly expanding as a jazz guitarist and ukulele player he performed with names such as Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley and Hawaiian musicians such as King Bennie Nawahi, Sol Hoʻopiʻi, and Andy Iona. The Chiang & Coates documentary "To You, Sweetheart, Aloha" was created to celebrate 94 year old Tapia's life. Tapia was an associate of Sonny Cunha and played with the Johnny Noble Band at the opening of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in 1927. He taught Shirley Temple and Clark Gable to strum the ukulele. He was also the ukulele player on Bing Crosy's hit "Blue Hawaii." Despite his long life, Tapia did not record any music until 2004 when he put out his first CD at the age of 96. On March 23, 2004, he provided a detailed interview for the NAMM Oral History Program collection about his impressive career and life in music. He recalled designing several instruments for many of his luthier friends as well as improvement and adjustments to the uke he had over the years. He continued to perform and record at an advanced age, all the while remaining in vigorous health and driving a car until his 100th birthday when he began suffering eyesight problems. Tapia was a featured performer in Mighty Uke: The Amazing Comeback of a Musical Underdog, a 2010 documentary on the ukulele. In 2011, he was awarded The Academy of Recording Arts Lifetime Achievement Award. Tapia died in his sleep on December 2, 2011 a month short of turning 104. (en)
  • Bill Tapia (Honolulu, 1 januari 1908 - Los Angeles, 2 december 2011) was een Amerikaans ukelelespeler. (nl)
  • Bill Tapia (ur. 1 stycznia 1908 w Honolulu, zm. 2 grudnia 2011 w Los Angeles) – amerykański muzyk portugalskiego pochodzenia, znany także jako Tappy i The Duke of Uke. Najbardziej znany z gry na ukulele, grał także na banjo i występował jako gitarzysta jazzowy. W wieku 12 lat porzucił szkołę i by wspomóc finansowo rodzinę występował w wodewilu, zwracając na siebie uwagę publiczności wykonaniem utworu „Stars and Stripes Forever” z ukulele trzymanym nad głową. Występował z takimi muzykami jak Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley, a z muzyków hawajskich , i . Pozostał aktywny zawodowo niemal do końca swego ponad stuletniego życia. Dopiero w XXI wieku zdecydował się na wydanie płyt, których ma w dorobku trzy: „Tropical Swing” (wyd. 2002), „Duke of Uke” (wyd. 2005) i „Livin’ It Live” (wyd. 2009 przez wytwórnię Red Spider). (pl)
  • William Tapia (Honolulu, 1º gennaio 1908 – Los Angeles, 2 dicembre 2011) è stato un musicista statunitense, noto soprattutto come suonatore di ukulele. Notevole è stata anche la longevità della sua carriera di musicista professionista, che lo ha visto sulle scene dal 1918 fino al 2010. (it)
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  • بيل تابيا (بالإنجليزية: Bill Tapia)‏ هو عازف جاز أمريكي، ولد في 1908 في هونولولو في الولايات المتحدة، وتوفي في 2 ديسمبر 2011 في لوس أنجلوس في الولايات المتحدة بسبب مرض. (ar)
  • Uncle Bill “Tappy” Tapia (1. ledna, 1908, Honolulu, Havaj, USA – 2. prosince 2011) byl americký hudebník. Svou dlouhou kariéru začal ve věku deseti let v roce 1918. Mezi hudebníky, se kterými spolupracoval, patří Bing Crosby a Louis Armstrong. (cs)
  • Bill Tapia (Honolulu, 1 januari 1908 - Los Angeles, 2 december 2011) was een Amerikaans ukelelespeler. (nl)
  • William Tapia (Honolulu, 1º gennaio 1908 – Los Angeles, 2 dicembre 2011) è stato un musicista statunitense, noto soprattutto come suonatore di ukulele. Notevole è stata anche la longevità della sua carriera di musicista professionista, che lo ha visto sulle scene dal 1918 fino al 2010. (it)
  • William Tapia (January 1, 1908 – December 2, 2011), known as "Uncle Bill" and "Tappy", was an American musician, born to Portuguese parents. At age 8, Tapia was already a professional musician, playing "Stars and Stripes Forever" for World War I troops in Hawaii. In his long career beginning in vaudeville and quickly expanding as a jazz guitarist and ukulele player he performed with names such as Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley and Hawaiian musicians such as King Bennie Nawahi, Sol Hoʻopiʻi, and Andy Iona. Tapia died in his sleep on December 2, 2011 a month short of turning 104. (en)
  • Bill Tapia (ur. 1 stycznia 1908 w Honolulu, zm. 2 grudnia 2011 w Los Angeles) – amerykański muzyk portugalskiego pochodzenia, znany także jako Tappy i The Duke of Uke. Najbardziej znany z gry na ukulele, grał także na banjo i występował jako gitarzysta jazzowy. W wieku 12 lat porzucił szkołę i by wspomóc finansowo rodzinę występował w wodewilu, zwracając na siebie uwagę publiczności wykonaniem utworu „Stars and Stripes Forever” z ukulele trzymanym nad głową. (pl)
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