Lyle Ritz, the revered bassist for “The Wrecking Crew” and pioneering jazz ukulele player, who made a huge impact on musicians in Hawaii, has died at 87. He died peacefully after a long illness under ...
"Aloha, everyone!" is Cynthia Lin's cheerful greeting to start her ukulele instructional videos which have compiled millions of views on YouTube. It is like a dear friend's individual welcoming. Her ...
When Hanna Cesario picks up a ukulele, musical magic flows out of her fingertips. She’s a little bit jazz, a little bit blues and a little bit tropical — but she’s simply a girl who grew up loving ...
10. Tonight You Belong To Me – Lennon Sisters, The American song has been around since 1926, but, it was Steve Martin who really popularized it as a ukulele song when it was used in the movie The Jerk ...
HANOVER TWP. - Master ukulele player Curt Sheller strummed the first notes of "Stairway to Heaven" and followed with chords from "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," all the while describing the beauty of ...
Years ago, an interviewer asked ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro whether there was any song he couldn’t play. “If you can hum it, you can play it on the ukulele,“ Shimabukuro said. The interviewer ...
Fans have four chances to see ukulele sensation Jake Shimabukuro at the Rochester jazz fest. Shimabukuro wowed audiences at the 2008 jazz festival. Shimabukuro is best known for his take on While My ...
What are the most popular ukulele songs of all time? Evoking serenity, perhaps America’s most spectacular nature, and the mindset of throwing caution to the wind, Hawaii and ukulele songs alike are ...