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Hiski Salomaa (born Hiskias Möttö; May 17, 1891 – July 7, 1957) was a Finnish-American singer and songwriter.
Between 1927 and 1931 Salomaa recorded eighteen sides for Columbia Records.
Since the 1970s, Hiski Salomaa's recordings have been reissued in both analog and digital formats. Värssyjä sieltä ja täältä (Helsinki: Love Records, 1971). Hiski Salomaa: Kootut teokset 1927–1931 (Helsinki: Johanna, 1991). Stranded in the USA (Munich: Trikont, 2004). In 1992 his song "Värssyjä sieltä ja täältä" (Verses from Here and There) was published in Mel Bay’s Immigrant Songbook, an United States songbook with lyrics in both Finnish language and English language. Mel Bay’s Immigrant Songbook by Jerry Silverman, (Pacific, MO: Mel Bay Publications, 1992).
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