You guys have to check this out. This is a Hawaiian ukulele player that is playing much more than the traditional Hawaiian ukulele music. In this clip, generously streamed for me by my buddy Tom, Jake Shimabukuro plays a wicked rendition of While My Guitar Gently Sleeps. Being a big Beatles fan, I was skeptical at first (I’ve never been a fan of remakes) but once I listened to it, I can really tell he appreciate what the Beatles were doing with their song and honors that in his arrangement. So, press play and enjoy!
http://www.bigbenford.com/images/JakeShimabukuro_WhileMyGuitarGentlyWeeps1.wmv
If you’d like to know more about this guy or his music, go to his website.
Thanks again Tom for sharing this with me. More music reviews to come!
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That guy is just awesome! I’ve often thought that there must be a tinier instrument than a guitar to get my little fingers around. Time to get a ukelele! And, by the way, the guitar gently WEEPS, haha! Loveya! Connie
HA HA HA!! I can’t believe no one else has caught that (including me!). I guess it’s a little Freudian slip. I need more sleep!!
~C
weeps… now, I’m weeping that a supposed Beatles fan had sleep deprivation so badly that she forgot the title!