Ian Whitcomb publishes 'Ukulele Heroes' and on tour

Ukulele Heroes
by Ian Whitcomb


This summer, Ian Whitcomb is traveling around California, playing his ukulele and signing copies of his brand new book Ukulele Heroes: The Golden Age (published by Hal Leonard Books). Please mark your events calendar. Review copies available. Author available for interview. Feel free to visit http://ukuleleheroes.halleonardbooks.com/ for a book trailer, videos of Ian playing his uke, and a podcast episode dedicated to this release.


Ian Whitcomb with Janet Klein
July 19
Ukulele Festival Day
Muckenthaler Cultural Center
1201 W. Malvern Ave
Fullerton, CA 92833
$10-20
http://themuck.org/


Ian Whitcomb with the Bungalow Boys
July 21 at 5:30pm
Huntington Library lawn
Pasadena, CA
Members' Evenings (guests can come for $10)
http://www.huntington.org/huntingtonlibrary.aspx?id=7452&terms=ian+whitcomb


Ian Whitcomb, Fred Sokolow, Janet Klein, Dave Jones
July 27 at 8pm
Coffee Gallery stage
2029 Lake Ave
Altadena, CA 91001
http://www.coffeegallery.com/showsat.htm


Ian Whitcomb and Fred Sokolow
Sept. 22 at 8pm
Boulevard Music
4316 Sepulveda Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90230
http://boulevardmusic.com/livemusic/367.html
$15


Ukulele lecture and book signing with Ian Whitcomb
November 4 at 2pm
Homestead Museum
City of Industry
http://www.homesteadmuseum.org/special_programs
free


West Coast Rag Festival
November 16-18
Red Lion Hotel
1401 Arden Way
Sacramento, CA 95815
http://www.westcoastragtime.com/festivals_2012.htm#2012_west-coast-rag-fest






About the Book - http://ukuleleheroes.halleonardbooks.com/
The profiled stars include Ukulele Ike, Johnny Marvin, Wendell Hall, Wizard of the Strings Roy Smeck, George Formby, Arthur Godfrey, Tessie O'Shea who was a guest along with the Beatles on "The Ed Sullivan Show", and Tiny Tim. Author Ian Whitcomb also describes how, when a British teen idol coming off a Top Ten hit, he took out his secondhand Martin uke and recorded his version of a 1916 novelty called "Where Did Robinson Crusoe Go with Friday on Saturday Night?" scoring another hit that led him to appearances on "Shindig!", Dick Clark's "Where the Action Is", and "The Pat Boone Show".


About the Author
Ian Whitcomb has been entertaining the world for over 40 years. He formed the rock group Bluesville and hit the American and UK Top Ten in 1965. He is the author of After the Ball, Rock Odyssey, and four ukulele songbooks. He produced the Grammy-winning Titanic: Music as Heard on the Fateful Voyage, and his songs are featured in films like Stanley's Gig, The Cat's Meow, and Last Call. He continues to play shows.