One question looms large above all others in the world of music: who invented the banjolele? Some credit the century-old instrument’s creation to the Keech brothers, Alvin and Kelvin. Others assert ...

Auctioneer Charles Hanson said applause echoed around the room as the banjolele was sold A banjo ukulele formerly owned by popular 1930s and 40s entertainer George Formby has been sold at auction for ...

Banjo once owned by George Harrison and George Formby emerges for sale for £80,000 A BANJO which was owned by both George Harrison and George Formby has emerged for sale for £80,000. The legendary ...

Small, comical and associated with the light-hearted music of George Formby, the banjolele might seem innocent enough. But it doesn't amuse Transport for London, which has banned buskers from playing ...

The late George Harrison will be honoured at Liverpool’s Beatles Story in September with the arrival of a unique and rather controversial piece of memorabilia. The banjolele (which has the body of a ...

A collection of George Formby's banjoleles, including the one he used to record When I'm Cleaning Windows, are to go up for auction. The Abbott Monarch banjolele, which the Wigan film star referred to ...

A banjolele once owned by George Formby is up for auction on Friday - and could fetch more than £30,000. Formby was one of England's leading entertainers in the 1930s and 1940s and his Gibson UB3 goes ...