For some of us, the ukulele conjures up
images of tropical Hawaiian beaches, for others it's the music of the roaring
20's, and for some even images of the late Arthur Godfrey playing his baritone
ukulele. It's certainly testimony to the
versatility of this simple, but very popular instrument the fact that all of
these images would not be complete without the ukulele occupying a prominent
place in the picture.
The
Hawaiian ukulele was developed in the late 19th century and became popular in
the United States after the Panama
Pacific International Exposition held in San
Francisco in 1915. It soon became an icon of the Vaudeville Era
& Jazz Age of the Roaring 20's. Throughout the 40's, 50's, and 60's sales
continued to soar as the ukulele was further popularized by Arthur Godfrey and
Tiny Tim.
Beginning
in the 1990's, the Ukulele experienced revitalization as a new generation of
musicians began learning how to play. The
late Hawaiian musician Israel Kamakawiwo`ole helped to re-popularize the
instrument with new recordings featuring the ukulele and his silky-smooth
voice.
With both quality and affordable
instruments available for players of all skill levels, the Ukulele continues to
be as popular today as it has been throughout the twentieth century.
101 Ukulele Favorites by Jonathon Robbins
is one of the most comprehensive songbooks for Ukulele in print today. Educators, students, and casual musicians alike
will all appreciate Santorella Publications signature crisp, clean engraving written
in both standard notation and tablature with chord box diagrams for every tune.
Transcending time, language, and
cultural barriers, the ukulele is truly an instrument for everybody to enjoy, and with the release of this amazing collection, now everyone has their favorite song to play.
Aloha
`Oe Camptown Races Down in the Valley Baby Face Polly Wolly Doodle
Toot, Toot, Tootsie Yes, We Have No Bananas By the Beautiful Sea The Blue
Tail Fly (Jimmy Crack Corn) Down By the Riverside
Oh! Susanna Sweet Betsy from Pike Moonlight Bay Alouette Buffalo Gals
While Strolling Through the Park One Day A Bicycle Built for Two I've
Been Working on the Railroad Michael Row the Boat Ashore In the Good Old
Summer Time Aura Lee The Sidewalks of New York Clementine America the
Beautiful Amazing Grace Ode to Joy When the Saints Go Marching In O
Christmas Tree Hi`ilawe Billy Boy Oh You Beautiful Doll The Glow Worm
Give My Regards to Broadway Give Me That Old Time Religion Santa Lucia Bill
Bailey O Little Town of Bethlehem Red River Valley The Bowery Yankee
Doodle Chopsticks Skip to My Lou I Want a Girl Rock of Ages Shine On
Harvest Moon Can Can A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody Joy to the World I
Saw Three Ships You're a Grand Old Flag Home on the Range Hawai`i Pono`i
K-K-K-Katy Eternal Father Strong to Save (Navy Hymn) Take Me Out to the
Ballgame Way Down Yonder in New Orleans School Days Two Minuets (From the
Notebook of Anna Magdelena Bach) Yankee Doodle Dandy The First Noel My
Old Kentucky Home Where, Oh Where? Hot Time in the Old
Town Tonight He's Got the Whole
World in His Hands Streets of Laredo We
Three Kings Good-Night Ladies O Canada! Hawai`i Aloha Shenandoah
Lullaby Largo (From the, "New
World Symphony") The Crawdad Song Jingle Bells My Bonnie Let Me
Call You Sweetheart America (My Country 'Tis of Thee) Swing Low Sweet
Chariot Hello Ma Baby On Top of Old Smoky Nearer My God to Thee Old
Folks at Home (Swanee River) Waltz (From, "Sleeping Beauty) We Wish
You a Merry Christmas Battle Hymn of the Republic By the Light of the
Silvery Moon Molly Malone The Yellow Rose of Texas Little Brown Jug Hush
Little Baby I'm Just Wild About Harry Good-Night Irene Waves of the
Danube Goober Peas The Dreidel Song Jolly Old St. Nicholas Down By the
Old Mill Stream Blow the Man Down I Love You Truly Stumbling
Na Lei O Hawai`i.
