Bill Wolfgramm (7 October 1925 — 25 September 2003) aka Bill Wolfgramme was a musician specialising in lap steel guitar and popular Hawaiian music.
He is the former leader of Bill Wolfgramm & His Islanders,[1] a popular island band in New Zealand that played regularly at the Orange Ballroom, a historic dance venue in Auckland.
As a teenager he was a member of a band whose lead guitarist was the nephew of Charlie Sanft a well known Tongan steel guitar player and teacher.
His first recording was Fijian Holiday and released as Mavis Rivers with Bill Wolfgramm and His Rhythm on the Tanza label.
[3] A big draw card on the live music scene, he was also a major recording star in New Zealand during the 1950s.