Table of Contents
Chapter 1 A Ukulele Sunday 3
Chapter 2 A Gift from the Islands Hawaiian Beginnings 11
Chapter 3 The Jazz Age and Beyond: Cliff Edwards-"Ukulele Ike" More Heroes and One Heroine Frank Crumit Wendell Hall Johnny Marvin May Singhi Breen-our Heroine 29
Chapter 4 Meanwhile in England…Grinning Through the Great Depression George Formby Jr. Tessie O'Shea Billy "Uke" Scott 65
Chapter 5 Arthur Godfrey: Papa with the Plastic Uke 93
Chapter 6 Ian's Story: The Golden Age Has Ended (Not Forgetting Tiny Tim) 103
Chapter 7 Our Great Revival Not Forgetting Roy Smeck, Lyle Ritz, and The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britian 123
Acknowledgements 145
Postscript 147
Selected Discography 149
Ukulele Heroes: Their Top Five Songs 151
Selected Filmography 153
Index of Songs 155
Index 159