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George de Fretes was born on 23 December, 1921 in Bandung, Dutch East Indies, is a George de Fretes was musician from Indonesia who. Discover George de Fretes's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 60 years old?

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Occupation Music
Age 60 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 23 December, 1921
Birthday 23 December
Birthplace Bandung, Dutch East Indies
Date of death 1981
Died Place Los Angeles County, California
Nationality Indonesia

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1921

George de Fretes (1921-1981) was a musician from Indonesia who found fame in the Netherlands.

Like his fellow countrymen Ming Luhulima and Rudi Wairata, he found sizable popularity in the Netherlands and Europe playing Hawaiian music.

De Fretes came from the Maluku Islands, Indonesia and was born 23 December 1921 in Bandung.

1946

He was married to Joyce Aubrey and together they had a daughter Wanda, who was born in Bandung, Indonesia in 1946 and became a recording artist, like her musical parents.

1952

By 1952, de Fretes and Aubrey had divorced and she had moved to the Netherlands, taking their daughter Wanda with her.

Aubrey joined The Mena Moeria Minstrels as their singer.

The group was headed by Ming Luhulima.

1958

It is believed that de Fretes stowed away on a ship called the Johan van Oldenbarnevelt and arrived in the Netherlands around 1958.

1960

In 1960, he released an EP record on the Fontana label that featured the song "Ou' OelateZ".

The record also featured Joyce Aubrey and Bill Toma on vocals.

1966

In 1966, he joined the Tielman Brothers and went on tour with them.

He also recorded an album with Frank Valdor in 1966.

Later he left to settle in the United States permanently.

1970

Around 1970 or 1971, Hula Girl was released on the Eclipse label.

This was a re-release of an earlier album, Aloha Keakua that was released on the Omega label.

1981

De Fretes died on 19 November 1981.

He is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park cemetery, Los Angeles County, California.

He is buried next to his idol Sol Hoʻopiʻi.

De Fretes was a multi instrumentalist.

In addition to the steel guitar, he also played guitar, violin, trumpet and saxophone.

He became a popular artist in the Netherlands, and like Luhulima, gained his fame there.

Along with Luhulima he was responsible for the Portuguese style or genre of music in the Netherlands called Kroncong becoming well known.

He is also credited with teaching Rudi Wairata techniques on the steel guitar.

2010

In September 2010, his daughter Wanda took a trip from California to the third Chanos International Steel Guitar Festival aka CISGF which was held in Chanos-Curson, France, to receive a posthumous European Steel Guitar Hall of Fame award for her father.