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OT: Lyle Ritz, Father of Jazz Ukelele

mmaslanmmaslan Santa Barbara, CANew
edited October 2007 in History Posts: 87
I just happened upon this great NPR profile and thought members might be charmed by it, even though it's a bit off topic:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11858836

Ritz's primary instrument was bass, but he was heard playing jazz uke by a record company agent who immediately gave him a record deal. The agent? Barney Kessel :!:
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