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 ...
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The instruments, which were synonymous with Wigan-born Formby, fetched £11,000 and £10,500 on Thursday. His niece Pamela Bailey and family also bought four pieces of memorabilia at the Derbyshire ...
George Formby’s ukulele, cheery smile and witty songs won him a huge following – and few were as dedicated as one Tyneside fan. George Johnson, who died last summer aged 91, amassed a huge array of ...
The two ukuleles used by famous musician George Formby sold for a combined total of £23,907 at Hanson's Auctioneers. George Formby was an English singer-songwriter and comedian who became known to a ...
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 ...
A George Formby super-fan from Leicester is to sell a little piece of cinematic history - the ukulele legend’s beautiful black and gold kimono. Derrick Pearce, better known to many as Banjo Dez, ...
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 ...
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 ...