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I love the ukulele and have several favorite players..this video may have been posted elsewhere but is worh a revisit....

you'll love this then my man

A treat Roy,,,who are they?

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, I believe. They are absolutely fantastic.

In our focus on the fast paced world of electronics, we sometimes forget the marvelous quality of the acoustic instrument especially the voice.

A great moment, Roy. Thanks.

My favorite player is the gret Herb Ohta (Ohta-San) ...here having a nice little jam with his son Herb Ohta Jr

75 years ago, did not realise it was so long ago to be honest, this lad from Lancashire (Pity it wasn't Yorkshire) was a major star in UK.

Ask anyone in UK over 50 to name someone who played a ukulele and this will be the answer.

A few of his risque songs were later recorded by sixties groups notably Herman's Hermits.

Roy: He certainly has an interesting frame of mind with regard to his profession.

I definitely see Peter Noone's work differently now.

During the 1920's, the ukulele was "all the rage" or I should say the "cat's meow" in the states along with racoon coats and flappers. This clip is later then that but a classic..the great Roy Smeck "The Wixard Of The Strings"

He sure wrote a lot of instruction books. I remember seeing them all over the place even as late as the '60s.

JimK

Re: George Formby:
Jools Holland tells in his autobiography of being at a dinner at George Harrison's house, with, among others, Bob Dylan. After the meal, George H. decides that the only way to round off such a great evening is with a couple of George Formby videos. Apparently they left Dylan totally mystified...
I just love this image. Dylan is notoriously eclectic in his musical tastes, but I can well imagine that George Formby was beyond even his comprehension...

I posted this one on the Others forum but imo deserves a double post..she's hot