26 Miles (Santa Catalina)

keonepax · Sep 30, 2012

Hope you like my collaboration with Steve Pearman on this great oldie from 1958:

A bit of ukulele trivia from Wikipedia: At the age of 15, the band's lead singer Bruce Belland broke his ankle and took up the ukulele to pass the time while recuperating. He learned four chords, which ended up becoming the song's opening music. The chorus was developed some time later, when, while body surfing at a California beach, Belland's friend said he could see Santa Catalina 26 miles away.

Newportlocal · Sep 30, 2012

That was great! Hadn't heard this one before. You guys did a great job! Very fitting for me. Found this link after searching the forums. Plan on playing this today. Thanks!

http://www.alligatorboogaloo.com/uke/tabs/030524.html

If you have any better tabs or fingerpicking. I would love it!

v30 · Sep 30, 2012

Nice job.....enjoyed that!

keonepax · Sep 30, 2012

Thank you! Sorry, I didn't tab anything out. I'll try to add the chords later when I have more time. Thanks for watching!

itsme · Sep 30, 2012

Hey, keonepax, did you record this to coincide with that guy who set a new world record yesterday by flying from Newport Beach to Catalina with a jetpack?

There are some cool pics in this article.

http://newportbeach.patch.com/articles/world-record-set-in-jetpack-flight-from-newport-to-catalina

Camsuke · Sep 30, 2012

Nice one John & Steve, you guys sound wonderful together, the harmonies are magic.

caukulele · Sep 30, 2012

Wonderful version. Your voices were great together!

J'Ukebox · Oct 1, 2012

Really enjoyed this - so much fun, and nice harmonies! Brings back memories too!

23skidoo · Oct 1, 2012

great collaboration, guys! Very well done.....

roxhum · Oct 1, 2012

I really enjoyed it too. You guys sound great together. This song is in the daily ukulele song book. My friend from Wisconsin didn't know it so I thought it might have been a regional hit, back in the day. It is a fun and easy song to play.

keonepax · Oct 1, 2012

Thanks, friends! Thanks for the link to the jetpack flight, itsme! I didn't know about it at all!

The Ukelites · Oct 1, 2012

NIce little song, your voices harmonize very very well! You should more duets, please!

keonepax · Oct 2, 2012

Thank you! Yes, I hope to do more duets and collabs! They're fun to do!

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