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Classic CountryA Better Classic Country Legends Radio Station plays the kings and queens of country music and the songs that swept America. A great station to bring back the magical memories of Nashville.
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Vocal TranceA Better Vocal Trance Radio Station playing uplifting and cutting-edge Trance with Vocal Anthems.
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Billboard HOT 100 HitsA Better Billboard Hot 100 Chart Radio Station features the Top 100 Pop and Rock Songs played on the radio in the United States.
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80s New WaveA Better 80s New Wave Radio Station plays the Classics of the New Wave, Punk, Ska and early Electronica and Goth scene.
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Motown MagicA Better Motown Radio Station playing all the classic hits from the golden years in the motor city. Motown and nothing but Motown.
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 debut album Taboo sold 2 million copies. Lyman was an amicable guest on numerous tv programs like "The Red Skelton Show," "The Andy Williams Show," and "The Steve Allen Show." His ten year enagement at The Shell Bar at the Hawaiian Village Hotel was also regularly featured on TV via Robert Conrad & Connie Stevens' 1960's show "Hawaiian Eye". His numerous original albums appearing on labels like Hi-Fi Liberty, GNP-Crescendo, and Life Records, and his most popular recordings were re-released on CD via Rykodisc in the 1990's. Much of his back catalog has appeared on legit download sites under auspices of Essential Media Group/IODA. He still performed casual weekly cocktail hour marimba sets at the New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel near Diamond Head on Oahu into the late 1990's before dying of throat cancer on 2002. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.