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Clifton Avon "Cliff" Edwards (June 14, 1895 – July 17, 1971), nicknamed "Ukulele Ike", was an American musician and actor. He enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s, specializing in jazzy renditions of pop standards and novelty tunes.
Lyle Joseph Ritz (January 10, 1930 – March 3, 2017) was an American musician, known for his work on ukulele and bass (both double bass and bass guitar).His early career in jazz as a ukulele player made him a key part of the Hawaii music scene in the 1950s.
This is a list of ukulele players. These musicians and bands are well known for playing the ukulele as their primary instrument and have an associated linked Wikipedia article. It is not intended for everyone that can play the instrument.
As a result, he endorsed the Harmony and Gibson guitars and Harmony ukuleles. [4] Smeck was also known for his work on the Harmony company's Vita-Uke along with a number of other versions sold with his signature across the headstock. [5] In addition to playing the ukulele with his teeth, he would play it behind his back or even use a violin bow ...
Eddie Leilani Kamae was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and raised both there and in Lahaina, Maui.His grandmother was a dancer for King David Kalākaua's court. [2]He learned to play the 'ukulele [3] with an instrument his bus driver brother found on the public transport.
Shimabukuro plays a custom-made 4 string tenor ukulele from Kamaka Ukulele. Early in his career he experimented with the use of effect pedals, but since around 2011, has relied on the natural sounds of the ukulele and avoided sound manipulation. [36] For his Grand Ukulele Tour, he has added the use of a couple of effects pedals to his show. One ...
A 97-year-old California man was told to hit the road for playing too much music on his ukulele. Jim Farrell was evicted from his Napa retirement home and forced to live in a homeless shelter, all ...
Luthier Joel Eckhaus made King's "Strad Uke" modeled after one of the five Stradivari guitars. [5] King is featured in a short segment in the extras on the DVD release of Mighty Uke: The Amazing Comeback of a Musical Underdog, a 2010 documentary on the ukulele.