JIM CLASSICS: UKULELE STYLE SONGS – by Decade
1920’s – 1940’s:
All of Me - Louie Armstrong
Blue Skies - Irving Berlin
As Time Goes By - Casablanca
Summertime - Billie Holiday
Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Duke Ellington
You Are My Sunshine - The Pine Ridge Boys
Blue Moon - Rodgers & Hart
Ain’t Misbehavin' - Fats Waller
Honeysuckle Rose - Fats Waller
Lost Highway - Hank Williams
Somewhere Over the Rainbow - The Wizard of Oz
1950’s:
Jamaica Farewell - Harry Belefonte
Tequila - The Champs
Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry
It Had To Be You - Bing Crosby
Beyond the Sea - Bobby Darin
Come Go With Me - The Del-Vikings
Bye Bye, Love - Everly Brothers
All I Have To Do Is Dream - Everly Brothers
Mele Kalikimaka - Don Ho / Bing Crosby
Shake, Rattle & Roll - Bill Haley & The Comets
Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & The Comets
Vaya Con Dios - Les Paul & Mary Ford
Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins
That’s Amore’ - Dean Martin
‘Til There Was You - The Music Man
Only You - The Platters
All Shook Up - Elvis Presley
Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
That's All Right Mama - Elvis Presley
Edelweiss - The Sound of Music
Jambalaya - Hank Williams
Your Cheatin' Heart - Hank Williams
1960’s:
What a Wonderful World - Louie Armstrong
Surfin’ U.S.A. - The Beach Boys
California Girls - The Beach Boys
Fun, Fun, Fun - The Beach Boys
A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles
Across the Universe - The Beatles
Act Naturally - The Beatles
All My Loving - The Beatles
And I Love Her - The Beatles
Back in the U.S.S.R. - The Beatles
Dear Prudence - The Beatles
Hold Me Tight - The Beatles
I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
If I Fell - The Beatles
From Me To You - The Beatles
Can’t Buy Me Love - The Beatles
Drive My Car - The Beatles
Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles
Get Back - The Beatles
Help! - The Beatles
Hey Jude - The Beatles
I Want to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
I Should Have Known Better - The Beatles
I Will - The Beatles
I'll Follow the Sun - The Beatles
I Feel Fine - The Beatles
Eight Days a Week - The Beatles
Norwegian Wood - The Beatles
Nowhere Man - The Beatles
Something - The Beatles
Twist and Shout - The Beatles
The Night Before - The Beatles
Yesterday - The Beatles
We Can Work It Out - The Beatles
What Goes On - The Beatles
In My Life - The Beatles
Yellow Submarine - The Beatles
When I’m 64 - The Beatles
Blackbird - The Beatles
Octopus’ Garden - The Beatles
With a Little Help From My Friends - The Beatles
You've Got to Hide Your Love Away - The Beatles
Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles
L-O-V-E - Nat King Cole
Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Helplessly Hoping - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Leaving’ on a Jet Plane - John Denver
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
Light My Fire - The Doors
Under the Boardwalk - The Drifters
Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan
How Sweet It Is - Marvin Gaye
Ballad of Gilligan's Isle - TV Theme song
Reason to Believe - Tim Hardin
Tiny Bubbles - Don Ho
Girl From Ipanema - Antonio Carlos Jobim
Stand By Me - Ben E. King
Louie, Louie - The Kingsmen
Daydream - The Lovin’ Spoonful
Summer in the City - The Lovin’ Spoonful
I’m A Believer - Men at Work
Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell
Brown-Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Everybody’s Talking - Harry Nilsson
Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley
Sitting on the Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers
Honky Tonk Women - The Rolling Stones
I Can’t Get No Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
Ruby Tuesday - The Rolling Stones
April Come She Will - Simon & Garfunkel
Homeward Bound - Simon & Garfunkel
I Am a Rock - Simon & Garfunkel
Sounds of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel
The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel
Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra
Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
Carolina In My Mind - James Taylor
My Girl - The Temptations
Happy Together - The Turtles
Can't Take My Eyes Off of You - Frankie Valli
Green, Green Grass of Home - Porter Wagoner
Since I Fell For You - Lenny Welch
Pinball Wizard - The Who
Sugar Mountain - Neil Young
1970’s:
Lonely People - America
Sister Golden Hair - America
Ventura Highway - America
Evangelina - Hoyt Axton
Takin’ Care of Business - Bachman Turner Overdrive
Day After Day - Badfinger
Let It Be - The Beatles
The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles
For You Blue - The Beatles
How Deep Is Your Love - The Bee Gees
On and On - Stephen Bishop
Ride Captain Ride - The Blues Image
Space Oddity - David Bowie
Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffet
The End of the World - The Carpenters
Top of the World - The Carpenters
Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker
Have You Ever Seen the Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Operator - Jim Croce
Our House - Crosby, Stills & Nash
Teach Your Children - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver
Listen to the Music - The Doobie Bros.
Wagon Wheel - Bob Dylan (Darius Rucker)
Hotel Califonia - The Eagles
New Kid in Town - The Eagles
Lyin' Eyes - The Eagles
Take it Easy - The Eagles
Peaceful Easy Feeling - The Eagles
Already Gone - The Eagles
Take It To The Limit - The Eagles
Lucky Man - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Tears of a Clown - The English Beat
Dark Hollow - The Grateful Dead
Your Song - Elton John
Rocket Man - Elton John
Crocodile Rock - Elton John
Imagine - John Lennon
If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot
Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
Danny’s Song - Loggins & Messina
Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
I Shot the Sheriff - Bob Marley
My Love - Paul McCartney
American Pie - Don McLean
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - Monty Python
Moondance - Van Morrison
I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
Angel From Montgomery - John Prine
Hello In There - John Prine
Amie - Pure Prairie League
I Wanna Be Sedated - The Ramones
What I Like About You - The Romantics
Angie - The Rolling Stones
Old Time Rock n' Roll - Bob Seger
Kodachrome - Paul Simon
Stuck in the Middle With You - Stealers Wheel
Moonshadow - Cat Stevens
Wild World - Cat Stevens
Fire and Rain - James Taylor
Sweet Baby James - James Taylor
You've Got a Friend - James Taylor
Y.M.C.A. - The Village People
Lean On Me - Bill Withers
You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
1980’s:
Kokomo -
The Beach Boys
Candy - The Choice
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
Just Like Heaven - The Cure
Maneater - Hall & Oates
Private Eyes - Hall & Oates
Got My Mind Set on You - George Harrison
Don’t You Want Me - Human League
It's Still Rock n' Roll To Me - Billy Joel
Gravity Gets Me Down - The Kinetics
Hurts So Good - John Mellencamp
Down Under - Men at Work
Who Can It Be Now? - Men at Work
Faith - George Michael
I Melt With You - Modern English
Have I Told You Lately? - Van Morrison
Could I Have This Dance - Anne Murray
On The Road Again - Willie Nelson
You Got It - Roy Orbison
Free Fallin’ - Tom Petty
I Won’t Back Down - Tom Petty
Every Breath You Take - The Police
Major Tom (Coming Home) - Peter Schilling
You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
Don’t You Forget About Me - Simple Minds
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Dancing In the Dark - Bruce Springsteen
Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen
I'm On Fire - Bruce Springsteen
Rock This Town - The Stray Cats
Mad World - Tears For Fears
And She Was - The Talking Heads
Burning Down the House - The Talking Heads
Handle With Care - Traveling Wilburys
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2
1990’s-present:
Friends in Low Places - Garth Brooks
It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere - Jimmy Buffet / Alan Jackson
Can You Feel the Love Tonight - Elton John
The Pickleball Song - Jim Lawrence (original)
The Mad Lobber - Jim Lawrence (original)
I’m Yours - Jason Mraz
Harvest Moon - Neil Young
Toes - Zac Brown Band
… And many more !
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