We used to have a ukulele-banjo in my family and I learned to play a couple of George Formby numbers - "When I'm Cleaning Windows" and "Leaning on a Lamp Post."
It's a different creature to the ordinary ukulele but neither is it a banjo either.
Formby was THE master of the instrument and possibly one of the most unlikely film stars ever, even by the standards of British Cinema that totally lacked the glitz of Hollywood to begin with.
I cannot remember when UK TV last showed one of his films, but when I was growing up they were on all the time.
Last edited by McClef; 4th November 09 at 05:47 PM.
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