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The banjo ukulele, also known as the banjolele or banjo uke, is a four-stringed musical instrument with a small banjo-type body and a fretted ukulele neck. The earliest known banjoleles were built by John A. Bolander [ 1 ] and by Alvin D. Keech, [ 2 ] both in 1917.
A number of mainland-based stringed-instrument manufacturers, among them Regal, Harmony, and especially Martin, added ukulele, banjolele, and tiple lines to their production to take advantage of the demand. [27] The ukulele also made inroads into early country music or old-time music [28] parallel to the then-popular mandolin.
An illustrated history of the banjo featuring the world's premier collection. Webb, Robert Lloyd (1996). Ring the Banjar!. 2nd edition. Centerstream Publishing. ISBN 1-57424-016-1. A short history of the banjo, with pictures from an exhibition at the MIT Museum. Winans, Robert (2018). Banjo Roots and Branches. University of Illinois Press, 2018.
His preferred choice of instrument was the traditional wooden ukulele because of its sweet sound, rather than the more strident banjolele favoured by George Formby - though he played both. Billy used a special tuning when performing on live broadcasts and theatres.
Guitar and lute This illustration in a French Psalter from the 9th century (c. 830) shows a little known plucked string instrument called cythara in manuscripts. Stringed instruments hanging on a wall.
From ancient history to the modern day, the clitoris has been discredited, dismissed and deleted -- and women's pleasure has often been left out of the conversation entirely. Now, an underground art movement led by artist Sophia Wallace is emerging across the globe to challenge the lies, question the myths and rewrite the rules around sex and the female body.
John Grey & Sons (London) Limited, a subsidiary company of Barnett, Samuel & Sons, was established in Westminster in 1832. The company became well known for the manufacture of fine banjos, guitars and drums. [1]
The years-long road that led to last week’s “SNL50” events was more than a complex programming campaign for NBCUniversal. It was a test of the company’s pipes. The Feb. 14 “SNL50: The ...