Gennett matrix 13211. Dreamy Hawaii / Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians

Title	Source
Dreamy Hawaii (Primary title)	Disc label
Personnel	Notes
Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians (Musical group)	Listed on Ge 6361 as Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians.
Royal Hawaiian Serenaders [Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians] (Musical group)	Listing on Regent (Australia) R-1042.
Ikeno and Suzuki [Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians] (Musical group)	Listing on Challenge 411.
Plada's Serenaders [Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians] (Musical group)	Listing on Supertone 9096.
Francis Lei (instrumentalist : steel guitar)
Chester Smith (instrumentalist : steel guitar)
Kilaura and Hanali [Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians] (Musical group)	Listing on Silvertone 5067 and 25067.

Additional Information

Description: Steel guitar duet
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 ledgers (IJS); Rockwell; Abrams; IHS-MacKenzie; Champion Royalty Sheets (IJS); Trade catalog; Auction records;; disc.

Take Date and Place	Take	Status	Label Name/Number	Format
11/5/1927 Richmond, Indiana	[Unlettered first take]	Master	Gennett 6361	10-in.
11/5/1927 Richmond, Indiana	[Unlettered first take]	Master	Challenge 411	10-in.
11/5/1927 Richmond, Indiana	[Unlettered first take]	Master	Champion 15469	10-in.
11/5/1927 Richmond, Indiana	[Unlettered first take]	Master	Gennett Sound Effects (Theater) 0-135	10-in.
11/5/1927 Richmond, Indiana	[Unlettered first take]	Master	Regent (Australia) R-1042	10-in.
11/5/1927 Richmond, Indiana	[Unlettered first take]	Master	Silvertone 5067	10-in.
11/5/1927 Richmond, Indiana	[Unlettered first take]	Master	Silvertone 8122	10-in.
11/5/1927 Richmond, Indiana	[Unlettered first take]	Master	Silvertone 25067	10-in.
11/5/1927 Richmond, Indiana	[Unlettered first take]	Master	Starr (Australia) 718	10-in.
11/5/1927 Richmond, Indiana	[Unlettered first take]	Master	Supertone 9096	10-in.
11/5/1927 Richmond, Indiana	[Unlettered first take]	Master	Supertone 9317	10-in.
11/5/1927 Richmond, Indiana	[Unlettered first take]	Master	Worth (Australia) 7022	10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gennett matrix 13211. Dreamy Hawaii / Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000463630/13211-Dreamy_Hawaii.

Gennett matrix 13211. Dreamy Hawaii / 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/2000463630/13211-Dreamy_Hawaii.

"Gennett matrix 13211. Dreamy Hawaii / 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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