Ukulele information and trivia.
| L A WHITE JR (Alward White) is featured on soundtrack of KINGS OF THE ROCKPILE a new documentary. |
| KINGS OF THE ROCKPILE with L A White Jr vocal and ukulele on the soundtrack |
| L A White Jr (Alward White) of this website, singing and playing the ukulele is featured on the soundtrack of KINGS OF THE ROCKPILE a new documentary by Alex Zuccarelli and Jonathan Ponder which can be viewed in 10 clips on youtube.com. |
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| Bass Ukulele: Kala U-Bass |
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| The real star of the 2010 Lone Star Uke Fest was --- the bass ukulele, mostly the Kala U-Bass which was used as back-up to great effect. This instrument sounds quite like a stand-up bass even though it is about the size of a tenor uke. |
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| Vaudeville Ukulele on youtube.com |
| Katy Carr sings Lili Marlene with ukulele |
| If you've watched the obvious clips from the usual ukulele stars and want to see more without having troll through a lot of boring dreck, you can find a large number of great videos by searching youtube.com for "vaudeville ukulele". |
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| Ukulele Song Book: Ukulele Guide Open Mic Songbook (CD included) 27 Tin Pan Alley Favorites |
| Photo of Ukulele Guide Open Mic Songbook |
| Below are links to youtube.com video clips of most of the songs in my new songbook the UKULELE GUIDE OPEN MIC SONGBOOK performed by some of the Tin Pan Alley stars who made them famous. |
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| Baby Won't You Please Come Home by the Blue moon Quartet |
| Baby Won't You Please Come Home by the Blue Moon Quartet |
| Baby Won't You Please Come Home: Listen to the ukulele. |
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| After You've Gone |
| After You've Gone |
| "After You've Gone" with ukulele accompaniment. Youtube.com has several other versions Check the "Music" section of this website for another version by L A White Jr. The sheet music for "After You've Gone", the chorus, is on our Song Books secti |
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| Ballin' The Jack |
| Ballin' The Jack |
| Ballin' The Jack performed by jazz legend Kid Ory |
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| By The Beautiful Sea |
| By The Beautiful Sea |
| Billy Murray sings By The Beautiful Sea |
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| Cuddle Up A Little Closer Lovey Mine |
| Cuddle Up A Little Closer Lovey Mine (Sung By Betty Grable) |
| Cuddle Up A Little Closer sung by Betty Grable |
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| Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me A Bow Wow |
| Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me A Bow Wow |
| Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me A Bow Wow sung by Kelly and Katie |
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| Down Among The Sheltering Palms |
| Down Among The Sheltering Palms |
| Down Among The Sheltering Palms sung by Bing Crosby with Bob Scobey's band |
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| A Good Man Is Hard To Find |
| A Good Man Is Hard To Find |
| A Good Man Is Hard To Find sung by Marion Harris |
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| Hello Ma Baby |
| Hello Ma Baby |
| Hello Ma Baby sung by "Michigan J Frog" for the cartoon ONE FROGGY EVENING |
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| I'm A Lonesome Little Raindrop |
| I'm A Lonesome Little Raindrop |
| Tiny Tim sings "I'm A Lonesome Little Raindrop" |
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| Japanese Sandman |
| Japanese Sandman |
| Japanese Sandman with vocal |
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| Look For The Silver Lining |
| Look For The Silver Lining |
| "Look For The Silver Lining" sung by Fay Claassen |
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| The Man Who Broke The Bank At Monte Carlo |
| The Man Who Broke The Bank At Monte Carlo |
| English Music Hall Star Charles Coburn sings his great hit, "The Man Who Broke The Bank A Monte Carlo" |
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| Nobody |
| Nobody |
| Follies star Bert Williams sings his great comedy number "Nobody" |
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| Rose of Washington Square |
| Rose of Washington Square |
| Rose of Washington Square with vocal originally sung by Fanny Brice. Listen also to the Crazy Otto piano version. |
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| Rufus Rastus Johnson Brown |
| Rufus Rastus Johnson Brown |
| "Rufus Rastus Johnson Brown", also recorded as "What You Going To Do When The Rent Comes 'Round" by Jimmy Durante. |
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| Second Hand Rose |
| Second Hand Rose |
| "Second Hand Rose" sung by the great Fanny Brice and later by Barbara Streisand in the movie Funny Girl |
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| Alward White writes a new book "Amarillo by Memory". |
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| Alward White, also known as L A White Jr., the author of this website, wrote about his youth in Amarillo where he attended Amarillo High School. His books are available at Hastings on Georgia and Hertner's Camera Store 6th and Tyler. |
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| Some Of These Days |
| Some Of These Days |
| Shelton Brooks classic hit "Some Of These Days" vocal by Lena Zavaroni. |
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| The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi |
| The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi |
| The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi soundie |
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| That's Why they call Me Shine |
| That's Why They Call Me Shine |
| "That's Why They Call Me Shine" also known simply as "Shine" sung by alexanderetter with his ukulele. He has several other Dixieland songs on youtube.com that are worth a listen. |
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| Twelfth Street Rag |
| Twelfth Street Rag |
| By the great Euday Bowman, originally from Texas, Twelfth Street Rag, to wear out your finger nails. |
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| 'Way Down Yonder in New Orleans |
| 'Way Down Yonder in New Orleans |
| "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans" with vocal |
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| Texas Ukulele Festival 2008 |
| Texas Uke Fest |
| Texas Uke Fest, San Antonio, Texas, 2008
See pictures on this site on the "Performers" page.
The Texas Ukulele Festival was held this year on April 17, 18, and 19, 2008 |
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| Ukulele in the 1920's |
| Vintage 1920's ukuleles. |
| In the decade of the 1920's, more enduring hit songs were written than in any other. Sheet music sales were huge and ukulele chord diagrams were usually included even though the banjo and guitar had been around longer. This was the jazz age and the |
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| American Composers |
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| The best composers and the best music, mostly made in the USA, are fading into obscurity. How has this happened? |
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| Ukulele and Tin Pan Alley |
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| The era of the greatest popularity of the ukulele coincided roughly with that of independent popular music publishing business that was known as Tin Pan Alley. This is significant. |
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| ION USB Turntable and vinyl records. |
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| As you become more familiar with the music that put America on the map you will notice that so far, only a small fraction is currently in print. 78 rpm records are a lot of trouble and per song not too cheap. For a complete selection vinyl is best |
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| Ukulele Fans--Try Leon Redbone |
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| Ukulele songs: Even though Leon Redbone plays the guitar and not the ukulele I believe that ukulele players will find many intersting songs and techniques on his records. His first record ON THE TRACK was released in 1975 and his appearances on Sat |
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| Ukulele Songs You Can Play: "Ja-Da" |
| mp3 of this song |
| This song was the first hit for the legendary Ukulele Ike (real name Cliff Edwards), the song which made him a vaudeville star instead of a cafe singer performing for tips. ( He is the one who sings "When You Wish Upon A Star" in the Disney movie.) |
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| Ukulele Song: Way Down Yonder In New Orleans |
| mp3 of this song is in the music section of this site |
| Another great song written by Henry Creamer and Turner Layton, mentioned in the paragraph of information concerning "After You've Gone", "'Way Down Yonder In New Orleans" was written in 1922, and has been a jazz standard ever since. |
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| Playing Ukulele Music on Your Guitar |
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| Ukulele chords can be used for playing guitar. Lots of times, when I am out and about, people will say to me, "LA, we know you play the ukulele and write a lot about it, but we have a guitar--can you help us find a way to play ukulele music on our |
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| Tenor Ukuleles May Be Best For Beginners |
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| Tenor ukuleles offer advantages for the new uke or former guitar player. |
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| Ukulele Players Can Adapt To Tenor Banjos and Tenor Guitars For Louder Music |
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| Ukulele players need Information about tenor guitars and tenor banjos which have more volume and a different tone, but can be tuned so that baritone ukulele chords can be used on them. |
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| Ukulele Songs You Can Play: After You've Gone |
| mp3 of song After You've Gone |
| Here is a classic Dixieland song vocal with ukulele performed by L A Alward White Jr. The ukulele chords for "After You've Gone" and the sheet music are shown on the SONG BOOKS page of this website. |
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| THE UKULELE: HISTORY OF A REVIVAL |
| Extended Text |
| The ukulele still has a place in American music and there are reasons why it is more suitable for jazz and show music than for folk songs or bluegrass. The ukulele is currently being played by more artists and even in some movies. |
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