In memory of John King

During the filming of our documentary MIGHTY UKE, we had the opportunity to interview John and film some of his performances. His generosity and knowledge of the early history of the uke has been invaluable to us. We are deeply saddened to hear of his passing. His performances of early Hawaiian music on the ukulele is both beautiful and inspiring.
Thank you John.

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• John King
• ukulele
• Mighty Uke.

[deadwoodmountain]

Unbelievable....he was my classical guitar instructor when I attended Eckerd College in the 1980's. He decided to move our sessions to his house because it was so close to the college anyway, and I remember him talking about Hawaii and his love for Hawaiian culture.......he even made me pick out a Hawaiian shirt as a gift from his vast collection. Great guy.....R.I.P.

[ukulelerox]

RIP John King.

[mccamster]

I'd like to think our paths crossed in Honolulu or Norfolk and dream that some of his artistry rubbed off on me. Aloha, John. I know you're inspiring angels everywhere.

[GrannyTenderstone]

What a gifted musician, rest in peace.

[foxykonrad]

What song was he playing? I'm trying to learn it.

This guys was amazing. It's a shame I found him so late.

[macintoshiya]

I knew his great performance and also his passing on YouTube now. I'm in sad.

[fiedel]

What a mighty uke man. Goodby Mr. King.

[appletreemusic1]

thanks so much for posting this! we lost him way too young!!!

[JKstudiosINC]

omg!!!! I have the exact same name!!!

[jazzmunky]

RIP

[rawiriblundell]

It's pua lililehua. This has been tabbed on the ukuleleunderground forums too

[SR0Penne0Brillo]

what's the first song he plays in this video?