Lyle Ritz has logged over 5,000 sessions on the bass as a studio musician. But for his latest project, he wanted to figure out a way to make music on a computer. So Ritz bought an Apple laptop and a ...

Lyle Ritz, the revered bassist for “The Wrecking Crew” and pioneering jazz ukulele player, who made a huge impact on musicians in Hawaii, has died at 87. He died peacefully after a long illness under ...

Lyle Ritz, a bassist who was one of the many top-level Los Angeles session musicians that comprised the "Wrecking Crew," has died at the age of 87. In addition to playing the bass, he is also ...

10. Tonight You Belong To Me – Lennon Sisters, The American song has been around since 1926, but, it was Steve Martin who really popularized it as a ukulele song when it was used in the movie The Jerk ...

"Aloha, everyone!" is Cynthia Lin's cheerful greeting to start her ukulele instructional videos which have compiled millions of views on YouTube. It is like a dear friend's individual welcoming. Her ...

Notable ukulele lovers include George Harrison, Eddie Vedder, Jake Shimabukuro, Mel Tormé, "Jumpin' Jim" Beloff, Lyle Ritz of the Wrecking Crew and... Japanese internment-justifier Michelle Malkin!