According to Ukulele magazine, George wouldn’t have fallen in love with the ukulele without George Formby, who popularized the instrument in England in the 1920s. At one point, Formby was the ...

Harrison learned about the ukulele through British musician George Formby. After seeing Formby play, Harrison vowed to learn to play the instrument himself. Harrison played the ukulele throughout the ...

A ukulele previously owned by George Harrison and George Formby is being auctioned in London. The instrument, a Dallas E Banjolele, is up for sale alongside two other instruments previously owned by ...

1. George Formby’s music is brilliant. His songs, of which there are hundreds, are skilfully written and are genuinely funny – and not in an ironic “isn’t it funny what people used to laugh at” sort ...

George, of Redcar, first made headlines two years ago when, armed with a ukulele and a handful of songs, he busked in the town’s High Street as George Formby. Since then, his deeper voice and ...