You may have heard that the ukulele was invented by Portuguese immigrants to Hawaii. Credit has been given to Manoel Nunes, Augusto Dias, Jose do Espirito Santo, and Joao Fernandes for its invention though the actual details of who did what are a little murky. The Madeiran Machete The ukulele is derived from the Portuguese…
Tag: music
SNGF: Number One Songs
Randy’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge over at Genea Musings is to look up the #1 songs for the important days in our lives. Here are some of mine: Day I was born: I Want To Hold Your Hand by the Beatles Day I went to Kindergarten: Honky Tonk Woman by the Rolling Stones Day…
Rock On!
Music has always been a big part of my life. I can remember the first 45 I ever got was Sugar Sugar by the Archies. I was just four years old. I played it on my small record player that came in it’s own carrying case. The precuror to the modern boom box 🙂 In…