Jake Shimabukuro and the ukulele

The ukulele, variantly spelled ukelele (particularly in the UK), or alternately abbreviated uke, is a chordophone classified as a plucked lute; it is a subset of the guitar family of instruments, generally with four strings or four courses of strings.

The ukulele originated in the 19th Century as a Hawaiian interpretation of small Portuguese guitar-like instruments. It gained great popularity elsewhere in the United States during the early 20th Century, and from there spread internationally.



Jake Shimabukuro (born November 3, 1976 in Honolulu, Hawai) is a ukulele virtuoso known for his lightning-fast fingers. His music combines elements of jazz, rock, Hawaian, and pop. His influences include Eddie Van Halen, George Harrison, Yngwie Malmsteen, Carlos Santana and Bruce Lee.

Carlos Rubén Gómez: Flight of Bumblebee

Rare death metal guitar solo :)



"I'm 58 years old and play the guitar since 15. The flight of bumblebee taked ten year with the Physiologic Technique. The Physiologic Technique is the applied the anatomy and physiology(In a functional manner; normal or appropriate activity) of body human (hands, forearms, arm, shoulders, etc.)to playing guitar. It's applied for the Classical Guitar, too."

Great!

Guitarist poses

Tired street performer playing Eric Clapton in South Bank:



The persevering guitarist show:

Little stars and The Mickey Mouse Club

The Mickey Mouse Club is a long-running American variety television show that began in 1955, produced by Walt Disney Productions and televised by the American Broadcasting Company, featuring a regular but ever-changing cast of teenage performers. The Mickey Mouse Club was created by Walt Disney. The series has been revived, reformatted and reimagined several times since its initial 1955-1959 run on ABC.

1990s revival (MMC)

In 1989, the Disney Channel revived the show with a different format, which was very similar to other popular shows of the time like You Can't Do That on Television or Saturday Night Live.

The series aired Monday - Friday, 5:30/4:30 CST during Seasons 1-5. It aired Monday - Thursday, 5:30/4:30 CST Season 6. In its final season it aired Thursdays only at 7:30/6:30 CST. The show premiered Monday, April 24, 1989, ended production in 1994, and ran reruns until Thursday, May 31, 1996. Seasons 3, 5 and 7 had the most episodes. Seasons 4 and 6 were shorter, having about 35 episodes each.

The long version of the new show's title was The All New Mickey Mouse Club, but it was more commonly called MMC. Recorded before a studio audience at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando, it featured teens from all races. The show was a mix of live skits, recorded comedy and songs. The Mouseketeers did their own versions of popular songs live and in music videos. Emerald Cove was a recurring soap opera type segment starring Mouseketeers and several actors who exclusively appeared on these segments, that aired once a week for 10 minutes.

Five members of the show (Damon Pampolina, Tiffini Hale, Chase Hampton, Albert Fields and Deedee Magno) broke off and formed the musical group The Party, and released four full length albums: The Party; In The Meantime, In Between Time; Free; and The Party's Over...Thanks For Coming. They had a radio hit with the Dokken cover of "In My Dreams".

The sixth and seventh seasons of the show would be the starting point for several American pop superstars and actors:

Britney Spears





Justin Timberlake



Britney & Justin



Christina Aguilera




JC Chasez, Keri Russell, and Academy Award nominated actor Ryan Gosling were all on the show and had future stardom. Jessica Simpson and Countess Vaughn were finalists but did not make it onto the show.