With My Little Ukulele In My Hand / Various With My Little Ukulele In My Hand / Various CD

2008 four CD set dedicated to the overlooked and always enchanting music of the ukulele. This is the history of the Ukulele, one of the biggest selling instruments in the UK today. It is being taught in schools instead of the recorder. Some of the greatest recording artists of the 20th century to some of the most obscure had the ukulele in common, spanning Pop, Country, Jazz and Hawaiian. 104 tracks featuring all the main exponents including George Formby, Sol Hoopii, Cliff 'Ukulele Ike' Edwards, Jimmie Rodgers and Roy Smeck. Proper.

1. Kai Maia O Ka Maoli - Frank Ferera ; His Hawaiian Trio, Helen Louise 2. Medley of Hulas - Kalama's Quartet 3. Wang Wang Blues - Sam Ku West's Harmony Boys 4. Palolo - Kane's Hawaiinans 5. Lepe 'Ula' Ula - Sol Hoopii's Novelty Trio 6. Farewell Blues - Sol Hoopii 7. Tickling the Strings - King Nawahi Hawaiians 8. Uheuhene - Sol Hoopii 9. Ellis March - Madame Riviere's Hawaiians 10. E Mama Ea - Madame Riviere's Hawaiians 11. He Aloha No O Honolulu - Madame Riviere's Hawaiians 12. My Girl from the South Sea Isles - Hawaiian Beach Combers 13. Mauna Kea - King Nawahi Hawaiians 14. Ukulele Benny - Georgia Jumpers 15. Guitar Rhythm - Georgia Jumpers 16. Music Hilo E - Johnny Noble ; His Hawaiians 17. Music Lei Ohu - Johnny Noble ; His Hawaiians 18. I Like You - Sol Hoopii 19. Minnehaha (Hawaiian Stomp) - Andy ; His Islanders Iona 20. Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai - Andy ; His Islanders Iona 21. Hula Blues - Sol Hoopii ; His Novelty Quartet 22. Kaneohe - Lani McIntire's Hawaiians 23. Hame Pila - Lani McIntire ; His Orchestra 24. Tiger Shark - Hawaiian Islanders 25. Hilo March - Dick McIntire ; His Harmony Hawaiians 26. Kawika - Andy Cummings ; His Hawaiian Serenaders 27. Hard Hearted Hannah - Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards 28. Somebody Loves Me - Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards 29. Fascinatin' Rhythm - Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards 30. Oh, Lady Be Good - Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards 31. Who Takes Care of the Caretaker's Daughter? - Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards 32. Dinah - Cliff Edwards ; His Hot Combination 33. Sunday - Cliff Edwards ; His Hot Combination 34. I'm Tellin' the Birds, I'm Tellin' the Bees - Cliff Edwards ; His Hot Combination 35. (I'm Crying 'Cause I Know I'm) Losing You - Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards 36. Halfway to Heaven - Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards 37. That's My Weakness Now - Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards 38. I Can't Make Her Happy (That Old Girl of Mine) - Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards 39. Good Little, Bad Little You - Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards 40. Singin' in the Rain - Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards 41. Hush My Mouth (If I Ain't Goin' South) - Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards 42. Love Is Just Around the Corner - Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards, Eton Boys 43. One Little Kiss - Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards, Eton Boys 44. Somebody Loves Me - Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards, Andy ; His Islanders Iona 45. Breezin' Along with the Breeze - Johnny Marvin 46. So Is Your Old Lady - Honey Duke 47. Half a Moon - the Knickerbockers 48. 'Deed I Do - Johnny Marvin 49. Oh, How She Could Play the Ukulele! - Johnny Marvin 50. Crazy Words, Crazy Tune - Johnny Marvin 51. Me and My Shadow - Johnny Marvin 52. Magnolia - Johnny Marvin 53. Chinese Laundry Blues - George Formby 54. I Told My Baby with My Ukulele - George Formby 55. Sitting on the Ice in the Ice Rink - George Formby 56. With My Little Ukulele in My Hand - George Formby 57. Swimmin' with the Wimmin' - George Formby 58. Wedding of Mr. Wu - George Formby 59. Fanlight Fanny - George Formby 60. Riding in the TT Races - George Formby 61. We All Share and Share Alike - George Formby 62. When I'm Cleaning Windows - George Formby 63. Leaning on a Lamp Post - George Formby 64. With My Little Stick of Blackpool Rock - George Formby 65. Lancashire Toreador - George Formby 66. Oh Dear Mother - George Formby 67. Hindoo Man - George Formby 68. Hi-Tiddly-Hi-Ti Island - George Formby 69. Our Sergeant Major - George Formby 70. Springtime's Here Again - George Formby 71. I Wonder Who's Under Her Balcony Now? - George Formby 72. I Blew a Little Blast on My Whistle - George Formby 73. Grandad's Flannelette Nightshirt - George Formby 74. It's a Grand and Healthy Life - George Formby 75. It's Turned Out Nice Again - George Formby 76. Mr. Wu's a Window Cleaner Now - George Formby 77. I'm the Ukulele Man - George Formby 78. We've Been a Long Time Gone - George Formby 79. Ukulele Lady - Vaughn Deleath 80. 12th Street Rag - Roy Smeck 81. Tiger Rag - Roy Smeck 82. Nifty Pickin' - Roy Smeck 83. Dear Old Sunny South By the Sea - Jimmie Rodgers 84. Everybody Does It in Hawaii - Jimmie Rodgers 85. For the Sake of Days Gone By - Jimmie Rodgers 86. I'm Lonesome Too - Jimmie Rodgers 87. Looking for a New Mama - Jimmie Rodgers 88. Moonlight and Skies - Jimmie Rodgers 89. Take Me Back Again - Jimmie Rodgers 90. One Rose - Jimmie Rodgers 91. Train Whistle Blues - Jimmie Rodgers 92. Tuck Away My Lonesome Blues - Jimmie Rodgers 93. Whisper Your Mother's Name - Jimmie Rodgers 94. Why Should I Be Lonely? - Jimmie Rodgers 95. My Time Ain't Long - Jimmie Rodgers 96. Ukulele Bounce - Roy Smeck 97. To You, Sweetheart, Aloha - Louis Armstrong 98. On Coconut Island - Louis Armstrong 99. Nobody's Darling But Mine - Jimmie Davis 100. Greatest Mistake of My Life - Jimmie Davis 101. Blue Hawaii - Bing Crosby 102. Sweet Leilani - Bing Crosby 103. Ritz, Cracker - Lyle Ritz 104. Playmates - Lyle Ritz