In 1988, at 3:00 AM, a recording engineer in Honolulu named Milan Bertosa received a call from a client who said, "I have this guy here who really wants to record something."
That "guy" was Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (known as "IZ"), a 500-pound Hawaiian musician who arrived at the studio in a taxi shortly after. Bertosa quickly set up a single microphone, and in just one take, Israel performed a medley of "Over the Rainbow" and "What a Wonderful World" accompanied only by his ukulele.
The recording was so raw and beautiful that it eventually became a global phenomenon, appearing in countless movies and commercials.