Today, National Public Radio re-aired their piece on Ukulele badass Jake Shimabukuro. If you haven't yet watched the above 2006 performance of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," please do. I promise you won't be disappointed. "In the Hands of a Master, the Ukulele Is No Toy" (NPR, thanks Bob Pescovitz!)
Ukulele version of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
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