What is the name of the musician known for his Hawaiian music and invented the mandolele?
Bill Griffin (musician) Bill Griffin is widely known as a musician in both bluegrass and Hawaiian music genres. A luthier and veteran mandolinist, he is also the inventor of the "mandolele", which is a nylon-stringed mandolin that he first crafted in 1986. Born in Glendale, California, Griffin's first exposure to music came through his father, a pianist in a Dixieland jazz band. Griffin began playing ukulele at age five, guitar soon thereafter, and mandolin at age nineteen. He also plays piano and bass.
Peterpan José Fernandes de Paula better known as Peterpan (Maceió, Brazil 21 January 1911 — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 28 April 1983) was a Brazilian instrumentalist and composer. His 50-year career began in the 1930s and spanned into the 1980s.