Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Bing Crosby naOwens vakatanga ushamwari hwavo apo vose vari vaviri vakatamba Lafayette Cafe muLos Angeles muna 1926. Muna 1934, Owens akanyora "Sweet Leilani" kupemberera kuzvarwa kwemwanasikana wake, uye akachiita rwiyo rwekusaina rweRoyal Hawaiian Hotel Orchestra yake. Paaiva pazororo muHonolulu nomudzimai wake Dixie Lee, Crosby akanzwa rwiyo uye aida kurubatanidza mufirimu rake raizouya "Waikiki Wedding". Harry akanga achizeza, asi Bing akamunyengetedza. Mugadziri Arthur Hornblow, Jr. akanga ari munhu akaoma kutengesa. Hornblow akatsunga kuti rwiyo rwacho rwaisazoshandiswa mufirimu racho. Crosby akadzokera kunhandare yegorofu ndokuramba kudzoka kusvikira Hornblow abvuma kuisa rwiyo mufirimu. "Sweet Leilani" yakahwina mubairo weBest Song pa1938 10th Academy Awards
, uye yakava chinyorwa chokutanga chegoridhe chaCrosby.