Loyal Garner

Loyal Garner (September 28, 1946 – November 15, 2001) was a Hawaiian musician and de facto leader of the Hawaiian singing group Local Divas.^[1] Her hits included "Shave Ice" from the 1982 album Island Feelings and "Blind Man in the Bleachers" from her 1981 album Loyal.

Death[edit]

Nicknamed the "Lady of Love", Loyal E. Garner died on November 15, 2001, from colon cancer, aged 55.^[2]

Posthumous[edit]

In 2007 the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts awarded Garner with a posthumous Na Hoku Hanohano Lifetime Achievement Award.^[3][4] On April 2, 2007, Hula Records re-issued Garner's Hawai'i Today for the first time on CD format at the request of fans.^[5]

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

• Lady of Love (1976)
• Hawai'i Today (1977)
• Loyal (1981)
• Loyal Garner (1981)
• Island Feelings (1982)
• More Than Just a Song (1987)
• Hawaii's Lady of Love (compilation, 1989)
• Loyal...The Best of (compilation, 1989)
• I Shall Sing (1992)
• A Loyal Kind of Christmas (1992)
• Sounds of Progress (1993)

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Loyal Garner at Find a Grave