Washboard Bill on Ukulele 'Sunshine Florida'

Recorded in 1988 at Washboard Bill's home in West Palm Beach Florida. Bill singing his favorite song and one he wrote - 'Sunshine Florida' (he loved living in South Florida) - on his baritone ukulele. Ironically this was filmed during a sudden burst of rain, you can hear it in the background (the static sound). Another rare video of the man with the Florida tan (as he would often joke).

One of a few Blues artists given the Florida heritage award, he once recorded an album for the Smithsonian (!) with Pete Seeger and Brownie McGhee and cut several singles for King Records. In his youth he was a bona fide Hobo, riding the rails along the Eastern Seaboard. He was a storyteller and joke master supreme. His business card read simply, "WASHBOARD BILL - RHYTHM, BLUES, COMEDY".

Be sure to visit Washboard Bill's home page at:
http://www.myspace.com/washboardbill

video/music copyright 2007 Kalynn Campbell/Roulette Studios

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• washboard
• bill
• cooke
• ukulele
• florida
• blues
• hobo
• uke
• folk

[lovestopanic]

*sigh*

oh how i regret these modern times, with their quality recordings and perfectly tuned instrumentation!

[rhinethetauren]

Definitely a soprano, way small compared to baritones and things

[AppleSeedCrew]

Bill's got his stuff goin on!!! woop woop woop.

[RugbyDemon6789]

Has it not crossed anyones mind you can tune the ukulele to different keys so technically it is not "out of tune " its in tune for the song he is playing .

[Snifforn]

Great video, though, as noted below, a soprano uke.

[bowmancrb]

He is beautiful.

[kingcollie]

hahahhha thats fuckin great love the comment

[poopyscoopy5]

Also let me say: What the hell happened in the last 30 years?

[poopyscoopy5]

:)

Reminds me of my grandpas playing. I used to hate how he would never tune the damn thing though.

[DaveFL1976]

I hope we never lose this music.

[tblemann]

This dude knows what the f*ck is up!

Fly my fellow...