Alfred Aholo Apaka, Jr., known professionally as Alfred Apaka, was born on March 19, 1919, in Honolulu, Hawaii. He began his career with a professional performance at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in 1938 and toured extensively along the Pacific coast from 1946 to 1949. In 1950, Apaka signed with Decca Records and became a regular on Hawaii Calls, a popular syndicated radio program. He performed on various television shows, including appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1957. Apaka died suddenly of a heart attack on January 30, 1960, at the age of 40. Posthumously, he was inducted into the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame in 1995 and received the Hawai'i Academy of Recording Arts Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997.
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Mai Tai Mood, Vol. 4 - Atomic Lounge Grooves
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| Golden Aloha - Alfred Apaka's Hawaiian Delights Live |
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Sings...Hawaiian Wedding Song And Other Favorite Songs Of The Islands
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Best Of Alfred Apaka Volume 1
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My Isle Of Golden Dreams
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Hawaiian Favorites
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| The Legends of Waikiki |
| Lei Of Stars - Hawaii's Legendary Artists |
| Tiki Room! Enchanted Sounds of the Magical Flowers, Birds & Islands |
| Folk Yeah! Acoustic Traditional & Vocal Favorites |
| Twilight in Hawaii |
| Summer Tiki Lounge |
| Night Club Hula Hawaiian Style - Special Edition - Vintage Hawaiian Treasures Vol. 6 |
| Night Club Hula Hawaiian Style - Special Edition - Vintage Hawaiian Treasures Vol. 6 |
| 100 Hawaiian Favorites |