George Formby's banjo ukulele has an 8in maple rim and flange resonator, 16 tension hooks, and 15 frets with mother-of-pearl dot position markers A banjo ukulele owned by popular 1930s and 40s ...

AN autographed ukulele given to a great former Wanderers player by comedian George Formby is to be sold at an auction. In the 1930s, cheeky film star Formby struck up a friendship with centre ...

Auctioneer Charles Hanson said applause echoed around the room as the banjolele was sold A banjo ukulele formerly owned by popular 1930s and 40s entertainer George Formby has been sold at auction ...

Struggling to express conviction, the serial band member and collaborator went it alone for his most experimental album to ...

A museum celebrating Blackpool's history as the seaside home of showbiz has clocked its 50,000th visitor. Showtown opened ...

ENTERTAINER George Formby might well have been leaning on ... Many will have heard the story of the distinctive singer and ukulele player romancing, and then marrying, the dancer, who lived ...

Born in Wigan as George Hoy Booth, Formby was the son of music hall comedian James Booth ... and rose in a little over 10 years to be a national superstar as an actor, comedian and ukulele/banjolele ...

Showtown puts a spotlight on the town's rich history as the seaside home of showbiz, with other exhibits including George Formby's ukulele, Tommy Cooper's fez and Peter Kay's purple suit.

He has been playing the ukulele for more than 50 years. After completing a new round of tests, we’ve added the Caramel MC12 concert-size ukulele as a great choice if you need a pickup.

Watching Norwich City's chairman play the ukulele was not perhaps the way ... Frank Skinner and Harry Hill performed George Formby's signature song When I'm Cleaning Windows especially for the ...

THIS stunning Rolls Royce Silver Dawn was once owned by comic legend George Formby and has now gone on sale at a Malton classic car centre. The Silver Dawn was bought in 1954 by the star who was ...