13-742: [REDACTED] Look up Uke or uke in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Uke or UKE may refer to: People [ edit ] Billy "Uke" Carpenter , American musician Billy "Uke" Scott (1923–2004), British musician Uke Clanton (1898–1960), American baseball player Ukë Rugova , Kosovar politician Sıtkı Üke (1876–1941), Turkish general and politician Places [ edit ] Uke Island , Japan Uke, Nigeria Ukrainians [ edit ] UKE: The Untold Story of Hockey Legends, 2020 Ukrainian film about Ukrainian National Hockey League players Uke, a.k.a. Ukrainian ,
26-612: A Football Hero (1935). However, Costello wasn't prepared to give up the fame associated with voicing Popeye and, billed as "The Original Voice of Popeye", he voiced the character on a European stage tour and made several recordings for the Columbia, Decca, and Rex labels, including " Popeye the Sailor Man " (1935), " Blow the Man Down " (1935), " Tiger Rag " (1936), and " The Merry Go Round Broke Down " (1937), which, to avoid copyright problems in
39-514: A goddess of food in the Shinto religion of Japan University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf or UKE, a hospital in Germany See also [ edit ] Uki (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Uke . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
52-411: A goddess of food in the Shinto religion of Japan University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf or UKE, a hospital in Germany See also [ edit ] Uki (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Uke . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
65-465: A person identified with nationality of Ukraine Other uses [ edit ] Uke (martial arts) , role in training Uke , a submissive role in a relationship between males in yaoi or shōnen-ai media, derived from the martial arts term Ukulele , a musical instrument Mighty Uke , a 2010 documentary film about the ukulele Üké , Uke, or Ükä Tibetan, a term for the most widely understood dialect of Tibetan languages Uke Mochi ,
78-465: A person identified with nationality of Ukraine Other uses [ edit ] Uke (martial arts) , role in training Uke , a submissive role in a relationship between males in yaoi or shōnen-ai media, derived from the martial arts term Ukulele , a musical instrument Mighty Uke , a 2010 documentary film about the ukulele Üké , Uke, or Ükä Tibetan, a term for the most widely understood dialect of Tibetan languages Uke Mochi ,
91-617: The Fleischer Studios as the voice of Gus the Gorilla on the Betty Boop radio show, and they felt that the raspy voice he had used for that character would work for a series of cartoons based on Popeye (created by E.C. Segar ) they were planning. He was cast to provide the voice for the first Popeye cartoon, 1933's Popeye the Sailor . Costello then appeared in the next 24 Popeye shorts before he
104-588: The USA, were only marketed overseas. For nearly a decade, he was based in London. Billy "Uke" Carpenter is believed to be a stage name of Costello. Carpenter was a ukulele player of note during the 1920s, known for his performances in the " eefin " style, which was also practiced by Cliff Edwards . "Uke" had been paired musically with Aileen Stanley and with Gene Austin and had several recordings released under such pseudonyms as "Red Pepper Sam" and "Ukulele Sam." With
117-582: The free dictionary. Uke or UKE may refer to: People [ edit ] Billy "Uke" Carpenter , American musician Billy "Uke" Scott (1923–2004), British musician Uke Clanton (1898–1960), American baseball player Ukë Rugova , Kosovar politician Sıtkı Üke (1876–1941), Turkish general and politician Places [ edit ] Uke Island , Japan Uke, Nigeria Ukrainians [ edit ] UKE: The Untold Story of Hockey Legends, 2020 Ukrainian film about Ukrainian National Hockey League players Uke, a.k.a. Ukrainian ,
130-424: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Uke&oldid=1173521378 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Uke [REDACTED] Look up Uke or uke in Wiktionary,
143-445: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Uke&oldid=1173521378 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Billy %22Uke%22 Carpenter William Arnold Costello (February 2, 1898 – October 9, 1971), commonly known as " Red Pepper Sam ",
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#1733085778040156-518: Was an American actor and the original voice of Popeye the Sailor in animated cartoons. Costello was born on February 2, 1898, in Rhode Island to William E. and Susan B. (née Steere) Costello. In addition to voice acting, he worked as a vaudeville performer under the name "Red Pepper Sam". In the early 1930s, he also played drums with the Fred Waring Orchestra . Costello had worked with
169-505: Was fired by the Fleischers, allegedly over "bad behavior". Although he never received onscreen credit, Costello knew of Popeye's international popularity and reputedly became difficult to work with, demanding more money and days off in the middle of a recording session. He was replaced with Jack Mercer , who was working in the studio. Costello's final appearance as Popeye was in You Gotta Be
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