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This is the man behind the music. You've probably heard

his lilting ukulele version of Somewhere Over The

Rainbow. It's featured in the Free Hugs campaign of

YouTube fame. His name is Israel Kamakawiwo'ole or "Iz"

for short. He was universally known and loved in his native

Hawaii. I say "was" because he died in 1997 at the age of

38. Can you picture a tiny ukulele lovingly and expertly

played by a 700 pound man with a beautiful voice?

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(click on highlighted words for YouTube and Wikipedia links)