Melveen Leed (born on Molokai island in 1943,

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) is an American singer. She graduated from Radford High School in Honolulu. After winning the title of "Miss Molokai" she began singing in the mid-1960s and has released a number of records in the genres of Hawaiian,

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, and

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music. She won the

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for Best Female Vocalist in 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984 and 1987. She has had several guest roles on ''

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'' and sang at the Grand Ole Opry. She has performed in Hawaii, Las Vegas, Japan and on the west coast of California. She has been the anchor performer at the International Marketplace in Waikiki every Saturday from 2011 until the Marketplaces's closing in December, 2014. She is scheduled to perform at Carnegie Hall, NYC on Thursday, May 29, 2014.

Recordings

* ''Best of Melveen'', Vol. II * ''Grand Old Hawaiian Music, Nashville Style'' * ''Hawaiian Country Girl'' * ''I Love You, Hawai'i'' * ''Melveen's Hawaiian Country Hits'', Vols. I and II * ''My Isle of Golden Dreams'' * ''A Part of Me, A Part of You'' * ''Sur Cette Plage'' * ''With the Best of Slack Key'' She also recorded these albums with a group "The Local Divas", consisting of her,

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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. Her hits included "Shave Ice" from the 1982 album ''Island Feelings'' and "Blind Man in the Bleachers ...

and Nohelani Cypriano: * ''Local Diva's Christmas'' * ''Timeless''

External links

Melveen Leed's official website

Generations Hawaii

Surfside Hawaii

''Honolulu Star-Bulletin'', November 27, 2001 {{DEFAULTSORT:Leed, Melveen 1943 births Living people Musicians from Hawaii People from Molokai Mountain Apple Company artists Na Hoku Hanohano Award winners Admiral Arthur W. Radford High School alumni