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Thread #142443 Message #3283481
Posted By: Stringsinger
02-Jan-12 - 12:20 PM
Thread Name: Gold tone banjo ukulele
Subject: RE: Gold tone banjo ukulele
The advantage of the uke is that it can find harmonic sophistication in the hands of a good musician. This is why it was originally used for the accompaniment to popular songs of the twenties, thirties and perhaps early forties.
It can do jazz harmonies if the neck is of sufficient length to accommodate the musical range.
Ukulele Ike (Cliff Edwards) was a breakthrough singer and player of many Gershwin tunes and other songwriters that had a sophisticated harmonic palette.
Formby popularized the banjo uke but it can be used for other than vaudeville tunes.