Another fave of mine from the era. Emmett Miller and Billy Murray made it famous back in the 1920's, but was later also recorded by the likes of Merle Haggard, Ry Cooder, Leon Redbone, and more recently Van Halen on the 1982 Diver Down album. 

Music written by Milton Ager
Lyrics written by Jack Yellen

Big Bad Bill - cover - Billy Murray -  1924

My Ukulele driven rendition of a Bing Crosby classic from 1931.
The music was written by Harry Warren, the lyrics by Mort Dixon and Billy Rose and sang by Mr Crosby in the same year.

I Found A Million Dollar Baby (In A Five and Ten Cent Store) - 1931

My rendition of one of my favourite Leon Redbone tunes. A little cheeky number for all the lovely ladies out there.

Leon Redbone – From Branch To Branch , 1981

Seduced  - Leon Redbone cover

Originally written by Carl Perkins, January 1, 1956 as the B-side of the Blue Suede Shoes. Later many artists covered the song the most noticeable being the Beatles nearly ten years later as they were influenced by Carl Perkins among other early American rock legends. 
 My little rendition includes Ukulele of course, along with various bits of hand percussion, Hungarian water jug for bass, as well as delay and reverb effects to get that rockabilly "sound".

Honey Don't - Carl Perkins cover -1956

"Jumbie Jamberee" is a calypso song credited to Conrad Eugene Mauge, Jr.  In 1953 Lord Intruder released the song also known as "Zombie Jamboree" and "Back to Back". Yet Harry Belafonte's 1962 release was when it really rose from the dead. Since then it has been covered probably 1000's of times with occasional lyric changes. So here is my version. A bit of a mix between various classic versions and Harry's Belafonte's.

Zombie Jamboree - Lord Intruder - 1953

"Baby Face" is a popular Tin Pan Alley jazz song. The music was written by Harry Akst, with lyrics by Benny Davis, and the song was published in 1926 and was a hit the same year

My own little Ukulele driven version features a Hungarian water can and a chanting technique used in Gypsy music called Szájbőgő with roughly translates to mouth or oral bass.

Baby Face - 1926

A Very Merry 2023 Tactical Uke Christmas to all !!!

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2023 release of an assortment of classical Chrismas songs of old.  Re-release / Remix 2024
HAPPY HOLIDAZE TO ALL !!!

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