When Eddie Vedder, the reclusive, notoriously angry lead singer of grunge-band Pearl Jam, announced his latest album in March, the headline read like something from The Onion: "Eddie Vedder to release solo album of ukulele songs." It wasn't a joke. The singer, known better for his growling anthems about teenage suicide and the war dead, had turned to strumming tunes on a Hawaiian instrument that.[...]
Eddie Vedder debuts new solo song
Eddie Vedder shows off his love for the ukulele in his new song, Longing to Belong.[...]
Music used as learning tool
Megan Abraham Community Press Madoc Township — The gymnasium at Madoc Township Public School was filled with roaring dinosaurs, prehistoric doctors, turtles, juggling and the sounds of guitar and ukulele last Thursday.[...][...]
Ukulele wins over new fans thanks to Jake Shimabukuro
NEW YORK - Ukulele sensation Jake Shimabukuro usually gets at least one backhanded compliment after one of his performances. The person who gives it is typically someone who's been dragged to one of his concerts - and emerges as a converted fan.[...]
Gadzukes! More musicians are picking up the ukulele
By Stacy Nick StacyNick@coloradoan.com Long considered the musical underdog, the mighty ukulele is staging a comeback. Gone are the days of Tiny Tim; now Jason Mraz, Taylor Swift and even Eddie Vedder are getting in on the ukulele action. The Pearl Jam frontman just released an all-ukulele solo album.[...]
GENERAL MUSIC INDUSTRY: Ukulele Crazy
It was the late 1990s and Mr. Vedder was in Hawaii, decompressing after a tour with his band, Pearl Jam, when one of those modest, four-stringed instruments caught his eye in an out-of-the-way drugstore. He bought it, sat down on a nearby case of beer, and picked out a few melodies. It felt good. "And then a couple of tourists came by and threw 50 cents in the ukulele case," he said. "And I.[...]
Kamaka Ukulele factory hits all the right notes
Sam Kamaka is showing me the original pineapple ukulele. It's oval, not the usual nipped-in-at-the-waist model. His father, Samuel K. Kamaka, designed this one around 1916, he tells me, and when it was finished, a...[...]
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