Famous Ukulele Musicians

Ululele Musicians

Famous Musicians and People Who Started Out Playing the Ukulele or Are Playing It Now.

Page Updated:
17 October 2025

George Harrison

John Lennon

Paul McCartney

Ringo

Brian May

Roy Smeck

Pete Townshend

The Boss

Elvis Costello

Warren Buffett

Neil Armstrong

Marilyn Monroe

Eddie Vedder

Tiny Tim

Famous Musicians and People Who Started Out Playing the Ukulele or Are Playing It Now

George Benson, Chet Atkins, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Peter Frampton (banjolele at 7yrs old), Warren Buffett, Freddie Green, José Feliciano, Kevin Bacon, Pierce Brosnan, Eddie Vedder, Jack Johnson, Jimi Hendrix, Buster Keaton, Mel Torme, Greg Hawkes, Elvis Costello, Tal Farlow, Jimmy Page, Todd Rundgren, Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, Chris Smither, Bob Berryhill, Joni Mitchell, Edgar & Johnny Winter, Joe Brown, John Lennon, Bette Midler, Dick Dale, Neal Armstrong, Leonard Maltin, Din Knotts, Andy Griffith, Woody Harrelson, Kevin Bacon, Jimmie Rodgers, Victoria Jackson, Arlo Guthrie, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, Pete Townshend, Cliff Edwards, Lucille Ball, Steven Tyler, Andy Griffith, Tony Danza, Gracie Allen, Tiny Tim, Arthur Godfrey, Leslie West (Mountain), Martin Taylor, — And, of course every Hawai'ian musician...

Pretty much every musician has jumped on the ukulele craze now a days — which is great. I'm sure that is what they said about the guitar right before it became the most popular instrument in the world.

The ukulele is the new social instrument of this Twenty First century. And, we can officiall say that the Latest Craze! — is not a craze and the Ukulele is officially here.

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