George Formby's banjo ukulele has an 8in maple rim and flange resonator, 16 tension hooks, and 15 frets with mother-of-pearl dot position markers A banjo ukulele owned by popular 1930s and 40s ...

According to Ukulele magazine, George wouldn’t have fallen in love with the ukulele without George Formby, who popularized the instrument in England in the 1920s. At one point, Formby was the ...

A ukulele-banjo played by legendary 30s star George Formby is to be sold for almost £1,000. Formby, best known for his catchphrase "Turned out nice again" and comic songs such as When I'm Cleaning ...

The merest mention is likely to inspire an impression of George Formby singing When I’m Cleaning Windows. But despite its image as an old-fashioned relic of the music hall, the ukulele is back in ...

A talented youngster is proving a hit with shoppers when he busks with his ukulele on Teesside. George Robinson's love of George Formby led him to teach himself to play the ukulele. Now, dressed as ...

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 ...

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A ukulele previously owned by George Harrison and George Formby is being auctioned in London. The instrument, a Dallas E Banjolele, is up for sale alongside two other instruments previously owned by ...

George Formby's banjo ukulele has an 8in maple rim and flange resonator, 16 tension hooks, and 15 frets with mother-of-pearl dot position markers A banjo ukulele owned by popular 1930s and 40s ...

THEY may be too young to be have been inspired by George Formby — but young musicians are making the ukulele popular again thanks to one of his fans. Cherry Tree Primary School, part of The Orchards ...

Music hall star George Formby's banjo-ukulele is expected to sell for £800 at auction today. The legendary entertainer was famed for cheeky songs on the "banjolele" such as When I'm Cleaning Windows.

A banjo ukulele owned by popular 1930s and 40s entertainer George Formby is being sold at auction. Hansons Auctioneers in Etwall, Derbyshire, said the Gibson UB3 auction was expected to attract ...