Over the Rainbow with Iz
I noted earlier that
Braddah Iz's Facing
Future album had gone platinum, and here's a
great story
from the San Francisco
Chronicle
from earlier this year (hat tip to Rolf), an excerpt from a work-in-progress on
Iz's life, recounting producer Jon DeMello's experience recording "Over the
Rainbow" in one take in the middle of the night, and how this tune broke out and
became "the most recognizable and beloved Hawai'ian song in 50 years." (BTW, the
article notes that "'Over the Rainbow' became the No. 1 bestselling song
downloaded from the World
Music section of iTunes," but if you check it out, it is both the #1
and #2 song, from different albums.)
Posted: Thu - October 20, 2005 at 10:58 AM