Tom Petty was on the receiving end of many a late-night ukulele jam session with George Harrison. He reserved those sessions for his closest friends. He fell in love with the instrument’s sound and ...

One unusual instrument is uniting students to the tune of a whimsical island sound. The ASU Ukulele Club combines musical practice, inclusiveness and community service to create an environment for all ...

During the early days of COVID, Melanie Lawson Kareem found the Topanga Canyon Library closed. She was scheduled to teach the ...

I’ve been playing the ukulele (and posting silly cover songs online) for more than a decade. Occasionally, someone asks for tips about learning how to play. But this year, as the coronavirus pandemic ...

Jason Arimoto grew up in Hawaii where the ukulele is an inseparable part of the island culture. “Instead of learning the recorder or the flute, everybody learns how to play the ukulele” Jason ...

In a 2019 interview with Rolling Stone, Caine said he was close with The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Caine said, “I knew all the Beatles, all the Rolling Stones. I knew everybody in the music ...

Jake Shimabukuro grew up with the ukulele. The diminutive four-stringed acoustic instrument is part of his native Hawaiian culture, designated as one of the state’s official musical instruments. When ...

Thomas Ruggles has no plans to end his ritual of spreading cheer. — -- An 89-year-old Massachusetts man is continuing his own Christmas tradition of spreading holiday cheer by playing his ukulele ...

Dr. Carolyn Phillips has developed a therapeutic program for patients that integrates music — specifically, the ukulele — to help with movement and memory.

As students in Newington headed back to class, they heard the familiar sound of a ukulele. Charles Robison is a former teacher who plays the ukulele. He comes back year after year. “I brought it the ...