Great Band at Don the Beachcomber

Left to right is Joe Custino on steel, Simeon Bright on guitar, Mel Peterson on uke, and Eddie Spencer on bass. Joe’s wife Lani was a dancer at Don’s.

Check out this video of her and Ed Kinney.

And of course what are likely a treasure of Leeteg paintings behind them…

All greats. Mel in particular wrote E Naught Naughty Mai Nei and many songs we think of as standards.