2007 — The 101-year-old master of the ukulele knockin’ ’em out live! at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall and elsewhere; with Bay Area ringers Ruth Davies on bass and drummer Akira Tana, Hawaiian songstress Mihana and special guests Ledward Ka’apana and Lyle Ritz. Tapia passed away in December 2011 at the age of 104. R.I.P. Bill Tapia!