Arthur Lyman (February 2, 1932-February 24, 2002) was a prolific American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. His group popularized a style of faux-Polynesian music during the 1950s and 1960s which later became known as Exotica and Tiki culture. His albums became favorite stereo-effect demonstration discs during the early days of the stereophonic LP album for their elaborate and colorful percussion, deep bass and 3-dimensional recording soundstage. Lyman was known as "the King of Lounge music." Biography Arthur Lyman was born on the island of Kauai in the U.S. territory of Hawaii, the youngest of eight children of a Hawaiian mother and a father of French, Belgian and Chinese extraction. When Arthur's father, a riveter, lost his eyesight in an accident, the family moved to the island of Oahu and settled in Makiki, a section of Honolulu. Liner notes to Pearly Shells Arthur's father was very strict with him, each day after

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z # TAGS