BY JIM D’VILLE | FROM THE SPRING 2021 ISSUE OF UKULELE In 1959, the luxury liner SS Mariposa steamed from the harbor in Sydney, Australia, bound for San Francisco. Onboard with his family was six-year-old Anthony J. Leonard. After visiting ports in New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, and Hawaii, the ship arrived in California. Next came … Continue reading Down Under String Wonder: Australia’s A.J. Leonard Rides the Crest of the Third Uke Wave