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Who is the best Ukulele player ever?

  • Roy Smeck 2
  • George Formby 4
  • Jake Shimabukuro 40
  • James Hill 17
  • Ukulelezaza 3
  • Aldrine Guerrero 5
  • Tenthumbs.... someday! 25
  • Other 7
  • 2017-01-31
  • 103 votes
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When it comes to the jumping flea, who takes the cake?

Comments

Cory Kalin

I understand why people pick shikumbaro, bc he's very well known. But honestly, James hill has popularized the ukelele internationally with his creative techniques unlike anyone else. I would love it if you could create some videos on how to encorporate the percussive nature of the uke in the style of James Hill. His version of Billie jean makes a lot of people rethink how expressive the uke can be!

Tyler Austenfeld

Yeah, the real key to getting his wild sounds is a nice tube amp, a lot going on in his crazy approach. I am saving up to get a nice new amp (thanks to your help!) and when I do I will do some cool stuff as far as percussive techniques go.

Gabriel Adler

All the talk about James Hill caused me to check this out. Dios mío ... <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0wzsE67O5tE" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0wzsE67O5tE</a>