![Gods of Uke King Bennie Nawahi Hawaiian Ukulele](https://i0.wp.com/ukulelemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Gods-of-Uke-King-Bennie-Nawahi-Hawaiian-Ukulele-e1639417351715.png?fit=768%2C571&ssl=1)
"King" Bennie Nawahi was a true crossover artist on ukulele and other instruments, long before anyone thought of that label.
![Jesse Kalima](https://i0.wp.com/ukulelemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Jesse-Kalima.jpg?fit=768%2C432&ssl=1)
Kalima pushed the boundaries of the ukulele with tunings, pickups, and his amazing ability on the instrument
![Jazz ukulele pioneer Bill Tapia onstage with ukulele](https://i0.wp.com/ukulelemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Bill-Tapa-God-of-Uke-02-e1605133163543.jpg?fit=768%2C492&ssl=1)
Jazz ukulele pioneer Bill Tapia's career spanned 9 decades and put him at the center of both the 1920s ukulele explosion and, more recently, the uke revival.
![Israel Kamakawiwo’ole Ukulele Player 01](https://i0.wp.com/ukulelemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Israel-Kamakawiwo’ole-Ukulele-Player-01.jpg?fit=768%2C529&ssl=1)
The legacy of Israel Kamakawiwo’ole—known to his fans simply as Iz—goes far beyond his famous ukulele medley of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World."