Someone earlier mentioned Tiny Tim. He was living in Minneapolis when he died in 1996. The local paper did an obituary about him, and I was surprised by what I read. I didn't know him, but the obituary made me wish I had. A couple of things I remember: A trick he liked to do at parties was to ask every woman her name, and then sing a song that had her name in it. Apparently he knew a million obscure songs. He deliberately chose the ukulele as his instrument because it was small, cheap, portable, and easy to learn, and he wanted to promote more people singing and playing for the joy of it. He was a proselytizer for homemade music. More power to him! And to those who keep his memory alive! I don't have any records by him, but I wish I did.

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