Arthur Lyman
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American jazz vibraphone and marimba player group popularized a faux-Polynesian musical style that became known as exotica (1932-2002)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1861
- Died
- 1892
- Works
- 5
Top works
- A selection of works of architecture and sculpture
- Renaissance Architecture in Italy
- Design
- A selection of works of architecture and sculpture belonging chiefly to the period of the Renaissance in Italy
- A short history of architecture
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1932-02-02
- Active to
- 2002-02-24
Discography
- Taboo1958
- Tabou1958
- Bwana Ā1959
- Hawaiian Sunset1959
- The Legend Of Pele1959
- Bahia1959
- Yellow Bird1961
- Many Moods of Arthur Lyman1962
- Love for Sale!1963
- The Exotic Sounds of ... Arthur Lyman at the Crescendo1963
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 104,293
- Total plays
- 904,952
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Born on 1932 in Kauai, Hawaii, Lyman originally was the vibes player with 4 mallets in Martin Denny's 1950's exotica combo that played Honolulu's Halekulani Hotel. After their chart topping sucess on "Quiet Village", Lyman soon branched out on his own and became a musical star in his own right. He was a vital part of the tropical tiki trend, with his signature mellow marimba and echoing bird calls. His biggest easy listening hit was "Yellow Bird" which topped the charts in 1961, while his 1958 d
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Arthur
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Kauaʻi
- Place of death
- Honolulu
- Occupation
- musician
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- vibraphone
- Image
- Arthur Lyman Head Shot.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of birth
- 1932-02-02
- date of death
- 2002-02-24
- cause of death
- esophageal cancer
- start of work period
- 1948-00-00
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