Overture -- From Portugal to paradise: the uke goes to Hawaii: 1879-1915 -- California, here I come: mania on the mainland: 1915-1920 -- Give my regards to Broadway: the uke, Tin Pan Alley and the Roaring Twenties -- The music goes 'round and 'round: the great early players -- Makin' whoopee: the pioneer makers and manufacturers -- Happy days are here again: the resurgent ukulele: 1945-1953 -- Say it with music: contemporary virtuosos and personalities -- Matchmaker, matchmaker: putting the ukulele together, with woods and with people -- I found a million dollar baby (in a five and ten cent store): the craze of collecting -- There's no business like uke business: the ins and outs of the ukulele trade -- Hail, hail, the gang's all here: ukulele clubs and congregations -- Refrain -- Resources -- Ukulele 101 -- Ukulele chords.
|
