Keywords: Ukulele Time.jpg en George E K Awai and his Royal Hawaiian Quartet popularized the small guitar-like instrument when they performed at the Panama Pacific International Exposition at San Francisco in 1915 From then on to the early 1920s the ukulele became popular on the mainland United States Have you a ukulele If not why not And they ™re easy to play A new quick original different method now being taught at our store by Louise Johnson We have Ukuleles ¦ They are all right for a starter but we especially recommend the genuine native Kumalea ¦ The banjo ˜uke ™ first cousin to the ukulele--an instrument with lots of ˜pep ™--very popular in California ¦ Real Hawaiian guitars ¦ J W Jenkins Sons ™ Music Co Oklahoma City Ukulele time Oklahoma City times Sept 25 1917 Page 3 http //chroniclingamerica loc gov/lccn/sn86064187/1917-09-25/ed-1/seq-3/ 1917-09-25 Chronicling America - http //chroniclingamerica loc gov/ Hawaii Digital Newspaper Project - https //hdnpblog wordpress com/ unknown other versions PD-old-70-1923 Newspaper advertising Ukulele Portuguese guitar Koa wood instruments Hawaiian music Guitar family instruments Banjos 1910s Music stores 1917 in Oklahoma String instruments |