Join: Mar 3, 2007
Name: LStrachey
Gender: Male
Location: AU
Videos Watched: 1161
Subscribers: 127
Channel Views: 3033
Books: _Life in the Sandwich Islands_ (1856), by the Rev. Henry T. Cheever, who identifies the ukulele as 'the merciless fleas' and his 'insatiate foes.'_Eclipse of Faith_ by Henry Rogers,_Evidences of Christianity_ by William Paley,_From Death into Life_ by William Haslam, and _The Ukulele Method_ by Roy Smeck.
Music: Popular tunes from the 1920s and 1930s
I've owned ukuleles (and later banjo-ukes) from the age of 11, but I am only an average strummer, and I am a lousy singer which made the strumming seem worse (I also play guitar badly). My first 'how-to-play' uke book was the _E-Z Ukulele Method_, first published in 1924. I found a 'new' reprint for sale in August 2006 and bought a copy (my son wanted to know what happened to A-D). About that same time, I discovered that people play melodies on the uke (Bob Brozman's video), so I've been trying to make music ever since.Videos (79)
Blue Skies by Irving Berlin (on Ayers ukulele)
- Length: 2:3
- Rating Average: 4.75 from 4 people
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- Author: LStrachey
Tags: Ayers berlin blue skies ukulele
Tabs from ukuleleHunt.com, arrangement by Brian Hefferan -- I didn't follow this fine arrangement too closely, but did what I could.New ukulele! -- Ayers mahogany soprano.
It All Depends on You (on Uke)
- Length: 1:21
- Rating Average: 4.83 from 6 people
- View Count: 85
- Author: LStrachey
Tags: 1926 all and Brown depends deSylva Henderson it on you
A little piece from 1926, written by deSylva, Brown and Henderson (deSylva was an impressive ukulele player)
Review of Cole Clark Ukelady 3 ukulele
- Length: 2:58
- Rating Average: 5.00 from 3 people
- View Count: 59
- Author: LStrachey
Tags: clark cole girl is like pretty uke-lady ukulele
A brief low-tech review of my main uke (I can't do high-tech).15inch scale, nice low action.
Favorites (17)
"Honolulu" ~ Gracie Allen, MGM, Old Hawaii Song/Dance!
- Length: 4:33
- Rating Average: 5.00 from 12 people
- View Count: 1558' favoriteCount='16
- Author: AirborneSergeant
Tags: Cruise Dance Gay Hawaii Hula Liners Lines Luxury Matson Musical Ship Tap Ukulele Waikiki
The incomparable Gracie Allen and Eleanor Powell in this show-stopping number from the hit 1939 MGM musical of the same name. The song captures the Magic and Romance of Hawaii's Golden Age. When getting there was truly half the fun. Alas, this song and musical have not fared well, and have been...
Ukulele Ike Does His Stuff!
- Length: 1:16
- Rating Average: 4.81 from 27 people
- View Count: 5515' favoriteCount='70
- Author: GoodOldDays
Tags: 1930s Broadway Hollywood Movies Singing ukulele
From 1930...
Fanny Brice - I'd Rather Be Blue
- Length: 2:27
- Rating Average: 5.00 from 17 people
- View Count: 1727' favoriteCount='17
- Author: kspm01
Tags: 78RPM Be Blue Brice Else Fanny Happy I'd Over Rather Somebody Than With You
Brice was an excellent comedienne, actress and singer. This great song (of which the complete title is: I'd Rather Blue Over You Than Happy With Somebody Else) was recorded for Victor on December 17th, 1928. Miss Brice was accompanied by an uncredited orchestra.