Wilfred Jeffs QSM (28 July 1923 – 23 April 2016), better known by the stage name Bill Sevesi, was a musician and master of the steel guitar who helped popularise Hawaiian-style music in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.
Tongan-born Sevesi composed more than 200 songs with over 20 albums to his credit[2] during a career spanning six decades.
When he returned to New Zealand after the war, he resumed his career, performing with his band as 'Bill Sevesi and His Islanders'.
They include Sione Aleki, The Samoan Surfriders, George Tumahai, and Daphne Walker.
His daughter, Tania, made a recording in approximately 1984 (Waikiki Tamure) only on cassette tape, in his makeshift garage/recording studio in Mt Roskill, Auckland.