Product Overview
Published by Santorella. 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 Publication’s 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. Songlist: • 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.
