GFS

On November 6th 1990 (whilst I was President of the GFS) and completely out of the blue I received a phone call from George Harrison (yes, the George Harrison). He told me that he'd contacted me because he wanted to re-generate his interest in George Formby and in playing the the banjo uke and ukulele, both of which he had held since he was a child. He had phoned me wanting some advice about the instruments that he should be looking for. We met shortly afterwards and Mary and I were given the huge privilege of being invited to stay at his house (Friar Park), and we remained very good friends for eleven years, until his sad and untimely death in November 2001. George loved playing the banjo uke and the ukulele and he was a brilliant player, musician and composer. I am really proud that it was me who first helped him to start his collection of banjo ukes and ukuleles and that I was the person that first advised him about which instruments to look for, how much he should expect to pay for..

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