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Uploaded on Sep 10, 2009

George Formby, Jr., OBE (26 May 1904 6 March 1961) was an English singer and comedian, famous for playing the banjolele, a banjo-like instrument, and performing a variety of light, comical songs. He would eventually become a popular star of stage and screen.

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  • 414534

    414534 2 weeks ago

    A pedant writes: actually it was the banjolele, a hybrid of the ukelele and the banjo, giving more volume than the ordinary ukelele.

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  • Matthewmodeller229

    Matthewmodeller229 3 months ago

    1961

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    gazdean85 3 months ago

    the film is called turned out nice again i think

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    in playlist George Formby Original
  • Matthewmodeller229

    Matthewmodeller229 3 months ago

    What film was this?

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  • amyrocket123

    amyrocket123 8 months ago

    It was 1961....O.o

    

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  • LiamDpc

    LiamDpc 9 months ago

    He died in 1961.

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  • TheBlackveg

    TheBlackveg 9 months ago

    he died in 1965 at the age of 64

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    TheBlackveg 9 months ago

    actually he was famous for playing the uklele no the banjo

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  • MrRegni

    MrRegni 10 months ago

    i agree with dukeboys , its a shame he didnt live longer, to maybe do that,although i suspect his glory days were well gone Brilliant uke player, and star of the war years a man of the people in those times

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    MrRegni 10 months ago

    ooo ladi da! i bet all those snobs wish they had his cash! very funny!

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