Loyal Garner
Loyal Garner(September 28, 1946 – November 15, 2001) was aHawaiian musicianandde factoleader of the Hawaiian singing group Local Divas.[1]Her hits included "Shave Ice" from the 1982 albumIsland Feelingsand "Blind Man in the Bleachers" from her 1981 albumLoyal.
Death
[edit]Nicknamed the "Lady of Love", Loyal E. Garner died on November 15, 2001, from colon cancer, aged 55.[2]
Posthumous
[edit]In 2007 theHawaii Academy of Recording Artsawarded Garner with a posthumousNa Hoku HanohanoLifetime Achievement Award.[3][4]On April 2, 2007, Hula Records re-issued Garner'sHawai'i Todayfor the first time on CD format at the request of fans.[5]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- Lady of Love(1976)
- Hawai'i Today(1977)
- Loyal(1981)
- Loyal Garner(1981)
- Island Feelings(1982)
- More Than Just a Song(1987)
- Hawaii's Lady of Love(compilation, 1989)
- Loyal...The Best of(compilation, 1989)
- I Shall Sing(1992)
- A Loyal Kind of Christmas(1992)
- Sounds of Progress(1993)
