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Jake Shimabukuro (born November 3, 1976) is a ukulele virtuoso and composer from Hawaii [a] known for his fast and complex finger work. [2] His music combines elements of jazz, blues, funk, rock, bluegrass, classical, folk, and flamenco. [3] Shimabukuro has written numerous original compositions, including the entire soundtracks to two Japanese ...
May Singhi Breen (née May W. Singhi ; February 24, 1891, New York City – 19 December 1970, New York City) was an American composer, arranger, and ukulelist, who became known as "The Original Ukulele Lady". [ 2 ] Her work in the music publishing business spanned several decades. Breen was the driving force in getting the ukulele accepted as a ...
Born. (1989-02-13) February 13, 1989 (age 35) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. Occupation (s) Musician, composer. Instrument (s) Ukulele, Guitar, Vocals. Taimane Tauiliili Bobby Gardner, [ 1 ] (born February 13, 1989) who often performs under the mononym Taimane, is an American ukulele virtuoso and composer. In 2019, she won a Nā Hōkū Hanohano award ...
Ukulele C 6 tuning Play ⓘ. Tuning with the "my dog has fleas" mnemonic. Play ⓘ Chart of common soprano ukulele chords. One of the most common tunings for the standard or soprano ukulele is C 6 tuning: G 4 –C 4 –E 4 –A 4, which is often remembered by the notes in the "My dog has fleas" jingle (see sidebar). [51]
Then she bought one herself, using money she received for her 11th birthday, and watched more videos to teach herself how to play. [20] [a] She also played the saxophone in her school's marching band. [22] In 2015, VanderWaal began to record song covers and original songs, accompanying herself on ukulele, and to post them on her YouTube channel.
1934 (age 89–90) Hawaii. Occupation. Musician. Instrument. Ukulele. Years active. 1950s–present. Herb Ohta aka Ohta-san is an American Ukulele player born in 1934 in Hawaii who has recorded solo, as a group and with Andre Popp on the A&M Records label, which was co-owned by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss. He is also known as "Ohta-san" in Japan ...
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. The instrument achieved its greatest popularity in the 1920s and 1930s, and ...
The lap steel ukulele is a type of and method of playing the ukulele. There are three main types of lap steel ukulele: Resonator ukuleles, particularly those with square necks. Electric lap steel ukuleles, generally solid-body instruments. Lap slide and resonator ukuleles may also be fitted with pickups, but do not depend on electrical ...