In 1990, George joined the George Formby Society. In All About the Banjo ... “The best thing about it for me is it’s just funny music. It’s very lighthearted. It’s hard to play a ukulele ...

1. George Formby’s music is brilliant. His songs, of which there are hundreds, are skilfully written and are genuinely funny – and not in an ironic “isn’t it funny what people used to laugh at” sort ...

George junior went on to perfect his homespun humour at the Shields Empire in ... for whom he appeared at the Shields Empire ...