For ukulele player Jake Shimabukuro, it all began with an innocent little YouTube video. The Honolulu-based musician had always dreamed of traveling and playing his unique renditions of classic-rock songs for a larger audience, but it wasn't until a clip of him playing a jaw-dropping version of George Harrison's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" hit the web that his career started to escalate at lightning-fast speed. In the video, Shimabukuro starts off by plucking a sweet, simple melody, and then gradually builds into a climax that has him strumming so fast that his hand is barely visible. The clip went viral, netting over three million views, and Shimabukuro became an... More >>>