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Billy "Uke" Scott (12 March 1923 – 23 November 2004) was a British music hall star, who inspired three generations of ukulele players, composing, singing and writing a "teach-yourself" ukulele manual.
The ukulele (/ ˌ juː k ə ˈ l eɪ l i / yoo-kə-LAY-lee; from Hawaiian: ʻukulele [ˈʔukuˈlɛlɛ]), also called a uke, is a member of the lute family of instruments. The ukulele is of Portuguese origin and was popularized in Hawaii. The tone and volume of the instrument vary with size and construction. Ukuleles commonly come in four sizes ...
The progression is also used entirely with minor chords[i-v-vii-iv (g#, d#, f#, c#)] in the middle section of Chopin's etude op. 10 no. 12. However, using the same chord type (major or minor) on all four chords causes it to feel more like a sequence of descending fourths than a bona fide chord progression.
The vi chord before the IV chord in this progression (creating I–vi–IV–V–I) is used as a means to prolong the tonic chord, as the vi or submediant chord is commonly used as a substitute for the tonic chord, and to ease the voice leading of the bass line: in a I–vi–IV–V–I progression (without any chordal inversions) the bass ...
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain has been called "not only a national institution, but also a world-wide phenomenon". [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The UOGB has also often been credited for being largely responsible for the current world-wide resurgence in popularity of the ukulele and ukulele groups.
Uke-Hunt The Prettiest Star: 7" ep/single FAT 275 2014-05-06 Old Man Markley Stupid Today: 7" ep/single FAT 276 2014-05-13 Mad Caddies Dirty Rice: LP, CD studio album FAT 746 2014-05-13 Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Are We Not Men? We Are Diva! LP, CD studio album FAT 919 2014-05-27 Masked Intruder M.I. LP, CD studio album FAT 926 2014-06-10 ...
The banjo ukulele neck typically has sixteen frets, and is the same scale length as a soprano or, less commonly, concert or tenor-sized ukulele. Banjo ukuleles may be open-backed, or may incorporate a resonator. Banjo ukulele heads were traditionally made of calf skin, but most modern instruments are fitted with synthetic heads. Some players ...
It's Not My Business (French: C'est pas moi, c'est l'autre) is a 1962 French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Fernand Raynaud, Jean Poiret and Micheline Dax. [ 1 ] The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani .