Famous Ukulele Players - George Harrison

George Harrison was a skilled uke player and many of the Beatles hits were composed on a uke.  Here is a cut from Harrison's last album with him paying uke.

Good tip from the #1 professional

Here is a good suggestion from Jake, the top professional uke player.

Ralph

Famous Ukulele Players - Arthur Godfrey

Arthur Godfrey was a legendary entertainer, aviator, sailor and coastguardsman.  At one time he was perhaps the most powerful person in show business and his escapades involving airplanes were legendary.  A complex and sometimes controversial man, he was also a highly accomplished uke player as is evidenced by this number recorded in 1966.

August and September schedule

I've put the schedule for the next couple of months on our calendar.  I have not followed the strict 1st and 3rd Tuesdays since doing so would make our meetings a bit close together on some months and too far apart on others -- I tried to generally keep a twice a month schedule reasonably spaced apart.

But this is always changeable, as is the location (should someone come up with a good alternative).

So for planning purposes, see the calendar.

Ralph

Warren Buffet Says (tongue firmly in cheek) Uke Will Cure the Recession

Famous Ukulele Players .....

Some of us take guff from the unenlightened for playing uke.  A lot of famous and successful people play uke.  Jeanne Robertson is one of them.  She is a successful comedienne and motivational speaker.  She was also the tallest woman to ever compete in the Miss America pageant.  She was Miss North Carolina.  And her talent was ..... you guessed it, playing uke.  Jeanne carries her uke around the country to her engagements.  While I was unable to find a video of her playing, I did find one of her doing one of her most famous routines, "Don't bungee jump nekkid."

Here is a pic of her during her term as Miss North Carolina:

Ukulele Lady

This song is a ukulele standard and if we want to do it, maybe we should do it like done by the Muppets.

It would go over pretty good at the Spotlight Theater Olio, or at a retirement village.

Ralph

A little Uke history and art ....

Another up and coming star

I'm sure that we will be hearing a lot more about this young lady in the years ahead.  There are a lot of videos on YouTube of her playing - you should check them out.  Also check out her 8 string uke and that she appears to be only doubling up on the two lower strings.

July 12 meeting

Hi, everyone.  This is an update on our plans for July 12.

The first portion of the meeting will be keyed toward instruction.  We have done some work on promotion and there might be a number of newcomers at this meeting.  Since the group will likely consist of a range of musical experience, it seems possible that we will split into two groups - one for basic beginners and the second one for those with more experience, such as a guitar player checking out the uke as another instrument.

So bring your friends who might be interested in the uke for there will be something for everyone.

And bring any spare ukes you have so that everyone who attends can have something to hold.

See you there

Ralph