Sonny Lim
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Elmer "Sonny" Lim is a Hawaiian musician and slack key guitar player from Waimea (Kamuela) on the Big Island of Hawaii. Sonny is part of the musical Lim Family, which is also famous around the islands.
Sonny grew up with a father who was a Paniolo, or Hawaiian cowboy on the famed Parker ranch and later worked for the ranch himself. In this respect, Sonny carries on the slack key tradition born amongst Waimea Cowboys over a hundred years earlier. Like Ledward Kaapana, however, Sonny learned primarily from Kalapana slack key master "Uncle" Fred Punahoa, who moved in with Sonny's family for several weeks to teach him.
In addition to playing with the Lim Family, Sonny has played with the Makaha Sons of Ni’ihau and shared the stage with many other Hawaiian artists such as Cyril Pahinui.
He can be heard on the Grammy Winning album "Slack Key Guitar Volume 2", as well as his Solo Debut "Slack Key Guitar: The Artistry of Sonny Lim," both available on Palm Records.
