Lyle Ritz

Ukulele Summit 3

 

  • Artist

  • Title

  • Released

  • Genre

  • Bassist

  • 12-string bass

  • Songs including the 12

  • Various

  • Ukulele Summit 3

  • 2004

  • Beach Boys tunes played on Ukuleles

  • Lyle Ritz

  • Hamer B12A

  • California Girls

Ukulele Summit albums were released in Japan, with each album featuring a different artist’s songs interpreted by noted ukulele artists. Ukulele Summit 3 featured the songs of The Beach Boys.

Milan Bertosa writes, “Photo taken in a remote Hawaii mountain recording studio with the legendary Lyle Ritz. He’s playing my Hamer B12A 12-string bass on a version of the Beach Boys’ tune ‘California Girls’. Lyle played the ukulele on this song and decided to add bass. He locked his eyes on the Hamer and said ‘What’s that?!? Can I play it??’ Done.”

Lyle Ritz recording ‘California Girl’ with a white Hamer B12A 12-string bass.

Lyle Ritz (1930 – 2017) was an American musician known for his work on ukulele and bass (both double bass and bass guitar). He was inducted into both the Ukulele Hall of Fame Museum and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum.

Write-up about Lyle Ritz from the album’s liner notes.