A banjo ukulele formerly owned by popular 1930s and 40s entertainer George Formby has been sold at auction for £28,500. The instrument attracted worldwide interest and bids from America and Dubai were ...

Banjo once owned by George Harrison and George Formby emerges for sale for £80,000 A BANJO which was owned by both George Harrison and George Formby has emerged for sale for £80,000. The legendary ...

George Formby’s ukulele, cheery smile and witty songs won him a huge following – and few were as dedicated as one Tyneside fan. George Johnson, who died last summer aged 91, amassed a huge array of ...

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George Formby's favourite banjolele, which he used on When I'm Cleaning Windows inthe 1930s, fetched £72, 000 at auction in London yesterday - about twice the sum expected.

According to Ukulele magazine, George wouldn’t have fallen in love with the ukulele without George Formby, who popularized the instrument in England in the 1920s. At one point, Formby was the ...

Auctioneer Charles Hanson said applause echoed around the room as the banjolele was sold A banjo ukulele formerly owned by popular 1930s and 40s entertainer George Formby has been sold at auction for ...