Pearly Shells Explained

Pearly Shells
Type:	Song

Pearly Shells (Pupu A ʻO ʻEwa) is a Hawaiian folk song. The English lyrics were written by Webley Edwards and Leon Pober.

Recordings

• Burl Ives (1960) on Burl Ives Sings Pearly Shells and Other Favorites
• Don Ho (1964)
• Arthur Lyman (1964)
• Billy Vaughn (1964)
• Trío los Panchos (1966)^[1]
• Ray Conniff (1967), recorded it on his Hawaiian Album
• The Waikikis (1967)
• Buddy Merrill (1970} on his album Beyond The Reef^[2]
• Nora Aunor (1971) on Blue Hawaii^[3]
• Slim Whitman (1977), recorded it on his Home on the Range album
• The Melbourne Ukulele Kollective^[4]

John Ford's 1963 movie Donovan's Reef utilized the song as its opening theme as well as in later scenes.

In the 1970s, C&H Sugar used the melody for their jingle

Notes and References

1. Web site: Recordando al Trío Los Panchos . Eltriolospanchos.com . 2014-08-25.
2. https://www.discogs.com/release/1794810-Buddy-Merrill-Beyond-The-Reef
3. Web site: Pearly Shells by Nora Aunor . YouTube . 2014-08-25.
4. Web site: MUK - "Pearly Shells" - St Kilda Promenade opening . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/h7iToCYql_E . 2021-12-14 . live. YouTube . 2008-09-21 . 2014-08-25.