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** I Love Uke: 100 Years After Its First Wave of Popularity, the ... May 5th 2012, 02:22 May 4th 2012 7:07pm Zooey Deschanel plays one. So do William H. Macy and Mr. Schuester on Glee. Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder accompanies himself exclusively on one for his latest album, Ukulele Songs. Meanwhile, every third TV commercial seems to feature a soundtrack of a strumming ukulele. What's going on? Why is such an old-fashioned instrument once associated [...]Zooey Deschanel plays oneSo do William HMacy and MrSchuester on GleePearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder accompanies himself exclusively on one for his latest albumUkulele SongsMeanwhileevery third TV commercial seems to feature a soundtrack of a strumming ukulele. What's going onWhy is such an old-fashioned instrument once associated with Hawaii and boater-wearing dandies of the early 20th century popular againIs it a kind of retro revolutionA bit of woody quaintness to counter all the smooth glassy tech of the future-world we live inFor the answerlet's look back at a little history. "A Yellow Ukulele&#8221illustration by Flickr user Jem Yoshioka (jemshed) From: www.mentalfloss.com

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