When I was a nipper, about four or five year old, I luvved Joe Brown. When he came on the telly I’d rush up to my bedroom, grab my hand-me-down ten-bob ukulele, rush back downstairs and position myself in front of the TV and mime along.
He must have made a lasting impression on me – after all, I changed my name from John to Jo (albeit without the ‘e’) and I’m still trying to look like him.
Joe actually released a uke album recently… and little did I know that one of my own tunes would end up being performed by a ukulele orchestra!