The ukulele may never receive the shot of cool that Elvis Presley gave it in 1961 with "Blue Hawaii," but new ukulele-centric releases by veteran artists including Tiny Tim and The Cars' Greg Hawkes give a hint of a renaissance. Indie-pop crooner Dent May is arguably the first artist in four decades to break out while staking his sound to the compact four-stringed instrument.

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