George Formby, comedian, actor and singer-songwriter, died on March 6, 1961 after suffering a heart attack. He was 56 years old.

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 ...

Harrison learned about the ukulele through British musician George Formby. After seeing Formby play, Harrison vowed to learn to play the instrument himself. Harrison played the ukulele throughout the ...

A ukulele previously owned by George Harrison and George Formby is being auctioned in London. The instrument, a Dallas E Banjolele, is up for sale alongside two other instruments previously owned by ...

SCHOOLGIRL Francesca Davies practises her favourite songs every night - but she's not singing the hits of Kylie or Girls Aloud. Francesca, nine, plays the ukulele and her hero is George Formby, the ...

TODAY marks the 65th anniversary since the death of Warrington's most famous faces. George Formby was born in 1904 on May 26. So to mark the occasion, we have delved into our archives to tell his ...

George Formby was a huge star of stage and film. In his heyday he was as big as The Beatles, earning vast sums of money on stage and starring in films which broke box office records. Formby's ...