Gennett matrix 13060. Hilo Hawaiian march / Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians

Title	Source
Hilo Hawaiian march (Primary title)	Disc label
Personnel	Notes
Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians (Musical group)
Francis Lei (instrumentalist : steel guitar)
Chester Smith (instrumentalist : guitar)
Frank Ferera Trio [Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians] (Musical group)	Listing on Electron (Australia) 5113.
Hawaiian Troubadours [Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians] (Musical group)	Listing on Sterling F-1050.
Royal Hawaiians [Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians] (Musical group)	Listing on Supertone 9092.
Royal Hawaiian Serenaders [Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians] (Musical group)	Listing on Regent (Australia) R-1041.
Hawaiian Serenaders [Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians] (Musical group)	Listing on Melotone (Australia) FG-10058.
Kohala Entertainers [Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians] (Musical group)	Listing on Challenge 381.
Kulani Trio [Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians] (Musical group)	Listing on Silvertone 8118 and Silvertone issues.

Additional Information

Description: Guitar and steel guitar
Category: Instrumental
Master Size: 10-in.

Notes
Information on Gennett Records derives from data compiled and provided by Malcolm Rockwell and Charlie Dahan. Original sources consulted are noted in “sources.”
Source(s): Gennett recording cards (IHS MacKenzie files); Gennett ledgers (IJS); Rockwell; Abrams; IHS-MacKenzie; Tsotsi; Champion Royalty Sheets (IJS); disc.

Take Date and Place	Take	Status	Label Name/Number	Format
8/29/1927 Richmond, Indiana	[Unlettered first take]	Master	Gennett 6302	10-in.
8/29/1927 Richmond, Indiana	[Unlettered first take]	Master	Challenge 381	10-in.
8/29/1927 Richmond, Indiana	[Unlettered first take]	Master	Champion 15409	10-in.
8/29/1927 Richmond, Indiana	[Unlettered first take]	Master	Electron (Australia) 5113	10-in.
8/29/1927 Richmond, Indiana	[Unlettered first take]	Master	Melotone (Australia) FG-10058	10-in.
8/29/1927 Richmond, Indiana	[Unlettered first take]	Master	Regent (Australia) R-1041	10-in.
8/29/1927 Richmond, Indiana	[Unlettered first take]	Master	Silvertone 5159	10-in.
8/29/1927 Richmond, Indiana	[Unlettered first take]	Master	Silvertone 8118	10-in.
8/29/1927 Richmond, Indiana	[Unlettered first take]	Master	Sterling F-1050	10-in.
8/29/1927 Richmond, Indiana	[Unlettered first take]	Master	Superior 326	10-in.
8/29/1927 Richmond, Indiana	[Unlettered first take]	Master	Supertone 9092	10-in.
8/29/1927 Richmond, Indiana	A	Unknown

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gennett matrix 13060. Hilo Hawaiian march / Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000463479/13060-Hilo_Hawaiian_march.

Gennett matrix 13060. Hilo Hawaiian march / Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000463479/13060-Hilo_Hawaiian_march.

"Gennett matrix 13060. Hilo Hawaiian march / Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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