thanks-Rick nice- nostalgic ..here wwhat I found [:D] "Ain't she sweet-McCartney&Harrison on ukulele+Ringo(1994) " http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5k-OE0-fWs
George Harrison meets Elvis Presley for the 2nd time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPf98jsxyDs&feature=related http://tinyurl.com/3k93u5o Worthwile to watch and go into Jake Shimabakuro's version and his musical world <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPpQrCy8dQ8> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPpQrCy8dQ8 of Harrison's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," which became a viral phenomenon on YouTube several years ago. here is the first one Ukulele weeps by Jake Shimabukuro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puSkP3uym5k Posted to YouTube in 2006, the video, which has gotten nearly six-million hits to date, he is playing along with Bette Midler for Her Majesty the Queen, working as a semi-regular in Jimmy Buffett's band, scoring films, Interesting is Bruce Lee's lasting influence on his approach to life and music, and that "four string underdog," the ukulele.His focus of being "there" with everything he has when practicing his art In a recent interview with CNN at the TED Conference, Shimabukuro discussed how YouTube made him famous, his inspiration in the martial arts and how he makes big, complicated sounds with a small instrument comparing it to the sound of children laughing.. Virtuoso: The ukulele makes peace http://tinyurl.com/3mzsz4y http://jakeshimabukuro.com/home/ http://jakeshimabukuro.com/migm http://mightyukemovie.com/ enjoy and have a good time-- all of you... [:x] --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <rick@...> wrote: > > > Scorseseâs George Harrison documentary will debut this year, Beatleâs widow says > > > > > > By Randy Lewis, Friday, June 10 > > > A documentary on the life of George Harrison directed by Martin Scorsese is nearly done and is expected to premiere this year, Harrisonâs widow, Olivia Harrison, said this week. > > âI assume weâre going to announce it sometime soon, the actual [premiere] date, but it will be this year,â she said Thursday in Las Vegas, where she had attended the fifth-anniversary performance of the Beatles-Cirque du Soleil show âLove.â She was with their son, Dhani, and Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, Sean Ono Lennon and longtime Beatles producer George Martin and his son Giles, who co-produced the â <http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000JK8OYU?ie=UTF8&tag=washpost-style-\ 20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B000JK8OYU> Loveâ soundtrack. > > âI just came from New York, and Monday Iâm going to see it again,â she said of the film about her husband, who died of cancer at age 58, in 2001. âWeâre real excited about it. Marty is such a great storyteller, and of course he always finds the story that you donât expect.â > > âGeorge Harrison: Living in the Material World,â after the ex-Beatleâs 1973 song and solo album of the same title, will be the latest in a string of music documentaries the â <http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000R8YC18?ie=UTF8&tag=washpost-style-\ 20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B000R8YC18> Taxi Driverâ director has handled. > > Scorsese captured â <http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00003CXB1?ie=UTF8&tag=washpost-style-\ 20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B00003CXB1> The Last Waltz,â the star-studded farewell performance by the Band, in 1976; turned his attention to Bob Dylan for 2005âs â <http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000A0GP4K?ie=UTF8&tag=washpost-style-\ 20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B000A0GP4K> No Direction Homeâ; and honed in on the Rolling Stones in 2008 with â <http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0014DZ2XC?ie=UTF8&tag=washpost-style-\ 20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B0014DZ2XC> Shine a Light.â He also directed the music video for Michael Jacksonâs 1987 hit âBad.â > > âHe likes it loud,â Harrison said with a smile, âHeâs always saying, âItâs rock-and-roll!âââ > > Itâs unknown to the outside world to what extent the film will touch on Harrisonâs fascination with the ukulele. But Olivia Harrison said she has some footage she wants to share with at least one other person. > > âI have a little clip of George â" we put the camera on him playing his uke and I have to send that to Eddieâ Vedder, she said in reference to the Pearl Jam frontman and his just-released solo album, â <http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004V6MWFU?ie=UTF8&tag=washpost-style-\ 20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B004V6MWFU> Ukulele Songs.â âI think itâs fascinating that Eddieâs done that. .â.â. We have a collection of favorite uke songs, and Georgeâs favorite uke performances of things like and âClair de Luneâ and âRhapsody in Blue.âââ > > Not surprisingly, sheâs also a big fan of Hawaiian uke player <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPpQrCy8dQ8> Jake Shimabakuroâs version of Harrisonâs âWhile My Guitar Gently Weeps,â which became a viral phenomenon on YouTube several years ago. > > âHeâs a sweetheart,â she said. âHave you ever met him? Heâs like a little bird. Terribly sweet. And a fantastic musician.â > > â" Los Angeles Times > > <http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/scorseses-george-harrison\ -documentary-will-debut-this-year-beatles-widow-says/2011/06/10/AG0AaOPH\ _story.html> >
