It Sounds So Sweet: Jug Band Music for Ukulele

By Mark Kailana Nelson

"It Sounds So Sweet: Jug Band Music For Ukulele" serves up twenty classic songs from the early years of recording, arranged for ukulele players of all levels. You'll get songs from the classic bands like the Memphis Jug Band, Earl McDonald's Original Louisville Jug Band, The Hokum Boys, and the Mississippi Sheiks. And you'll find rarities like the complete 1919 version of "The Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me" and the long lost introduction to "Coney Island Washboard Roundelay." If you like to have fun with your ukulele, you will love this book. All arrangements are written in easy to read tablature and standard notation. Includes alternate and original lyrics for many songs. Many arrangements feature intros, instrumental solos and bridges transcribed from the original recordings. Detailed playing notes are provided to guide you through the tricky bits. Written for standard "My Dog Has Fleas" tuning, playable on any ukulele. With a foreword by blues educator Michael "Hawkeye" Herman. 92 pages. A CD with all of the music is available separately. Contents: Adam and Eve In The Garden of Eden Beedle Um Bum The Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me Coney Island Washboard Roundelay Crazy Words, Crazy Tune Dallas Rag Eli Green's Cakewalk Evolution Mama Hesitation Blues I've Got The Mourning Blues Jug Band Quartette (Jug Band Music) Lazy Lazy River Left All Alone Again Blues Papa's on The House Top The Sheik of Araby Sitting on Top of the World Stealin' Stealin' Truckin' My Blues Away Under The Chicken Tree You May Leave, But This Will Bring You Back"

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1508677751
• ISBN13: 9781508677758
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 94 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"