For over 50 years Eddie Kamae was at the forefront of the Hawaiian renaissance as a traditional ukulele player, singer, composer, bandleader, producer, and more.
Here are some of the most well-known ukulele players throughout history and playing today that you should know about.
Regal's Jungle Uke had a body that was completely covered in fake leopard fur fabric, making it one of the worst sounding—but coolest looking—ukuleles ever made.
This fingerstyle ukulele arrangement of "What If a Day" is good for beginners in that it is simple, uses only five chords, and employs a few different techniques.
This is the story of how 3 young players developed a symbiotic relationship & learned with 1920s vaudeville ukulele master and "Wizard of the Strings" Roy Smeck.
With a little practice and the help of this video lesson, you'll soon be entertaining family, friends, students, and loved ones with this upbeat folk song.
Here’s another fun and inspiring batch of stories from Ukulele magazine readers about their love of uke. We love hearing from you!
George Harrison’s most ukulele-centric performance on record is his reading of “Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea,” the 1931 song first recorded by Cab Calloway.
George Harrison and the ukulele were lifelong companions, and the ukulele likely inspired some of his songs with the Beatles, the Traveling Wilburys, and beyond.
Exploring the history of ukulele patents provides an entertaining look at some of the more unusual, clever, and sometimes questionable ideas in the ukuele's history.
