{"id":2745,"date":"2015-11-19T21:50:27","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T21:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twistedwoodguitars.com\/?p=2745"},"modified":"2020-08-20T02:03:55","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T02:03:55","slug":"george-lake-canadian-hawaiian-steel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twistedwoodguitars.com\/?p=2745","title":{"rendered":"George \u201cKeoki&#8221; Lake &#8211; Famous Canadian Hawaiian Steel player"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Here is \u201cKeoki\u201d on his Brazza Series Twisted Wood Weissenborn guitar.\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">George &#8220;Keoki&#8221; Lake was born in 1928 in Edmonton, Alberta and lived in Edmonton throughout his life. George began playing music in his teens. He is especially known for his mastery of the Hawaiian steel guitar. 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