Track Listing

1. Twelfth Street Rag - William Carola, Johnny Marvin
2. Tiptoe Through the Tulips With Me - Tiny Tim
3. Lilttle Grass Shack - Ohta-San
4. That's My Weakness Now - Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards, Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards
5. Uke Said It - Roy Smeck
6. Misty - Nelson Waikiki
7. Hawaiian War Chant - Johnny Ukulele
8. Makin' Love Ukulele Style - Arthur Godfrey
9. Holiday for Strings - Eddie Bush
10. Stars and Stripes Forever - Kallima Brothers
11. For the Love of Uke - Jim Beloff, Lyle Ritz
12. Granada - Eddie Kamae
13. Johnny B. Goode - Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
14. Ukulele Benny - Georgia Jumpers
15. My Ukulele - George Formby
16. On Fire - Ka'au Crater Boys
17. Do I Love You? - Yes, I Do! - Ian Whitcomb
18. Lulu's Back in Town - Lyle Ritz

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #290190 in Music
• Released on: 1998-07-14
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com
Attention, ukulele lovers! Based on the success of its Legends of Accordion compilation, Rhino Records has brought out this memorable 18-track set of tunes featuring the uke. Produced by Jim Beloff (author of the near-definitive ukulele coffee-table book The Ukulele: A Visual History), Legends contains predictable artists such as Tiny Tim, Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards, Arthur Godfrey, and Roy Smeck, along with lesser-known greats such as Ohta San, King Benny Nawahi, and George Formby. Sure--like its accordion predecessor--the collection is a once-over-lightly pastiche of artists and styles, but for most of your uke needs, it'll more than do. True enthusiasts would also be wise to check out Smeck's classic solo album, Roy Smeck Plays Hawaiian Guitar, Banjo, Ukulele, and Guitar. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews

A Must for Uke lovers everywhere!
This was the first of many uke-related cd's I have bought, and it still stands as the best. A new uke player, I was amazed that the little 4-stringed "hawaiian guiter" could perform such varied musical styles-from jazz to flamenco; from love songs to humor. When do we get "Legends 2"?

From a ukulele player:
Don't listen to the guy from Tennessee. This is a fantastic compilation. Any ukulele player, Hawaiian or otherwise, will tell you that most of the musicians on this CD are the ukulele greats. Ohta-san, Cliff Edwards, Roy Smeck, Lyle Ritz, George Formby and others show what can be done on the tiny instrument that many consider a toy. They show us what a great instrument the uke really is. Cliff Edwards, known as Ukulele Ike, plays and sings with his wonderful voice. Some may know him better as the voice of Jiminy Cricket. Tiny Tim's rendition of Tiptoe through the Tulips is fully understood when one listens to the original 1929 falsetto version of the song by Nick Lucas. (Listen to it here on Amazon.com.) Oh... and there are plenty of Hawaiians on this CD. I recommend it highly.

A lot of fun
There really isn't a bad track on the CD. "Making Love Ukulele Style" is one of the best. It's a very good introduction to the ukulele. I only wish I could find more like it.