Author(s): Jim Beloff

Music

The Ukulele - A Visual History is a fun, photo-filled look at the ongoing story of this diminutive musical instrument. It features color photographs of the finest and most unique ukuleles; the history of the ukulele; the great ukulele players: Ukulele Ike, Arthur Godfrey, Roy Smeck, Ohta San, Tiny Tim, and others; the great ukulele makers; and the uke in popular cultural: the uke in Hollywood, the ukulele craze, witty advertisements, and whimsical sheet music covers.