Israel really had the magic touch with covering other people’s songs (cough, cough, Over the Rainbow) “Wind Beneath My Wings” has been a fan favorite since it was released in 1995 on his E Ala Ē album. #israelkamakawiwoole #iz #ukulele #hawaii #hawaiian #hawaiianmusic #coversong #music #memorial #windbeneathmywings | Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole

Between songs, IZ loved to tell jokes. We shared the beginning of this one last month, here is the whole thing! #iz #israelkamakawiwoole #jokes | Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole

54K views · 2.2K reactions | "Take Me Home Country Road" is one of IZ's most famous, well known cover songs...To make this song his own, he famously changed the lyrics from "West Virginia, Mountain Momma" to "West Makaha, Mount Kaʻala" #hawaii #iz #israelkamakawiwoole #hawaiianmusic #johndenver #takemehomecountryroads #makaha #ukulele #ukulelecover #hawaiian #fyp | Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole | Facebook

1.6M views · 71K reactions | Solo hay que acordarse de algo... el hombre que hizo esta bella canción no está muerto, está en algún lugar sobre el arcoíris ❤️ Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole - Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Subtitulada en Español) | Producciones Colibri | Facebook

250K views · 1.9K reactions | Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole - Somewhere over the Rainbow | Music to remember the past | Facebook

4M views · 135K reactions | The song that started it all. Unfortunately IZ never saw the success of “Over the Rainbow”, as he passed away before it really took off. This is also why we don’t have any live footage of him playing it. As his producer Jon de Mello said, “if we knew it would be such a massiive hit, it wouldnt have been track 14!” #israelkamakawiwoole #iz #hawaiian #overtherainbow #somewhereovertherainbow #ukulele #officialvideo | Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole | Facebook