By: Russ Aloha! To close off this series of uke books for music from the 1990s, I’ll admit that not ALL great music comes from the 90s and we should never limit ourselves to just one decade. Even if it IS the greatest decade of music, it in no way discounts great music that came before or after it. So, with this being said, we can expand our view a bit to something the … [Read more...]
Nirvana for Ukulele
By: Russ Aloha! I’m going to continue my 90’s-themed, ukulele-twisted nostalgia with what is arguably THE 90s band. The ultimate 90s band. The band that encapsulated a scene, burned down what was before, and set a decade into motion. Of course, I’m talking about Nirvana. Nirvana hit with such force and speed that it was a shock to almost every adult. The Christmas of … [Read more...]
Green Day Ukulele Play-Along Volume 25
By: Russ Aloha! Let’s talk briefly about the human brain: It has a marvelous flexibility and one of the coolest things that it does all on its own is, over time, it diminishes not only the painful, but the mundane as well and at the same time embellishes what you think is great. This is what makes people think the past (pick whatever period you want) was some sort of golden … [Read more...]
The 1990s (The Ukulele Decade Series)
By: Russ Aloha! Let’s say that, for some CRAZY reason, you’ve never heard any music from the 1990 but because people love it so much, or request it so often, or reference it in some way, you’re looking for a crash course in it. Or, alternatively, you’re a sucker for 1990s music and want a treasure trove of offerings from the decade. Either way, The 1990s (from The … [Read more...]
Ukulele Fake Book
By: Russ Aloha! Are you familiar with fake books? The way that it was explained to me, years ago, was that it was basically just a memory jogger. You would learn songs - lots of songs - and then you would forget the chord progressions. You would know the rhythm and melody but would forget the chords because you know so many songs with so many chords. So you make a fake book … [Read more...]