Michael Cord

MICHAEL CORD / 1949-2015 Michael Cord, the musician and record producer whose restoration and reissue of vintage Hawaiian recordings made an unparalleled contribution to the preservation of 20th-century Hawaiian and hapa haole music, died at his home in Ojai, California. In 1991 he began leasing the rights (See Michael Cord) to old Hawaiian music recordings and digitally restoring them for reissue. Among the Hawaii record labels Cord brought back to life were Bell, 49th State Hawaii Record Co., Tradewinds Records and Gold Coin Records. He also released previously unissued early recordings by Cecilio & Kapono and privately made a recording of Pua Almeida at the Moana Hotel in 1966.