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English: George E. K. Awai and his Royal Hawaiian Quartet popularized the small, guitar-like instrument when they performed at the Panama Pacific International Exposition at San Francisco in 1915. From then on to the early 1920s, the ukulele became popular on the mainland United States.
“Have you a ukulele? If not why not? And they’re easy to play. A new, quick, original different method now being taught at our store by Louise Johnson. “We have Ukuleles … They are all right for a starter, but we especially recommend the genuine native Kumalea … “The banjo ‘uke,’ first cousin to the ukulele--an instrument with lots of ‘pep’--very popular in California… “Real Hawaiian guitars… “J. W. Jenkins Sons’ Music Co., Oklahoma City” Ukulele time Oklahoma City times, Sept. 25, 1917, Page 3 http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86064187/1917-09-25/ed-1/seq-3/ |
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| Source | Chronicling America - http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/, Hawaii Digital Newspaper Project - https://hdnpblog.wordpress.com/ |
| Author | [unknown] |
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