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A Lover’s Concerto (C & G) (Lyrics by Sandy Linzer & Denny Randell, 1965, to "Minuet in G Major" by Christian Petzold (before 1725), often erroneous attributed to J. S. Bach)

A Lover’s Concerto by The Toys (Barbara Harris, Barbara Parritt and June Montiero, 1965)

Minuet in G Major (Petzold) by Rousseau

As Tears Go By (C) (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, & Andrew Loog Oldham, 1964)
One of the first original compositions by Jagger and Richards, it became a Top 10 hit for Marianne Faithfull in the UK in 1964, launching her career as a major singer; it peaked at #22 in the US. It was recorded with a very different arrangement by the Rolling Stones in October 1965. After they performed the song on the Ed Sullivan Show, it was released as a single and become a Top 10 hit for them in 1966. As Tears Go By (song), Wikipedia

As Tears Go By – Marianne Faithful

As Tears Go By – The Rolling Stones

Black is Black (Michelle Grainger, Tony Hayes & Steve Wadey, 1966) (Dm)
The 1966 debut single by the group Los Bravos hit the top five in the US, the UK and Canada. With the song's success, Los Bravos became the first Spanish rock band to have an international hit single. Black Is Black, Wikipedia.

Black is Black by Los Bravos (1966)

Blame It On The Ukulele (TVUC Songbook #436) (Original lyrics by Cynthia Weil; music by Barry Mann, 1963)
"Blame It on the Bossa Nova" merges the sensibilities of the Brill Building Sound with the Latin music which Edie Gormé had previously specialized in, describing a romantic relationship begun by a couple dancing to the bossa nova - "the dance of love." The bossa nova is a Brazilian music style in vogue in the United States from the late 1950s. It was the last top 40 hit by Edie Gormé. Blame It on the Bossa Nova, Wikipedia

Blame it on the Ukulele by June & the Honey Badgers & the Boys

Blame it on the Ukulele by Bristol Ukulele Jam

Blame It On The Bossa Nova by Eydie Gormie  (1963)

Can’t Help But Smile (Jim & Liz Beloff) (TVUC Songbook #703)

I Can't Help But Smile Lyrics by Jim & Liz Beloff

I Can't Help But Smile Lyrics by Jim & Liz Beloff

I Can't Help But Smile (Ukulele Play-along) by Jim & Liz Beloff

Crocodile Rock (Elton John and Bernie Taupin, 1972) (C & G)

Crocodile Rock by Elton John

Dancing Queen (Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus & Stig Anderson, 1975), Vocals by Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Agnetha Fältskog. (C & G)
"Dancing Queen" was released as a single in Sweden on August 15, 1976, followed by a UK release and the rest of Europe a few days later. It was a worldwide hit. It became ABBA's only #1 hit in the United States, and topped the charts or reached the top 5 in more than 15 countries. Musically, "Dancing Queen" is a Europop version of American disco music, replicating Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound" arrangements. The music video on YouTube has over 469 million views as of January 2021, and has become ABBA's most recognizable and popular song. In 2015, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Dancing Queen, Wikipedia.

Dancing Queen by Abba (1975 recording, re-mastered)

Dancing Queen by Abba (Video)

Dancing Queen from the soundtrack of "Mamma Mia!"

Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen) – Version 4 (C & G)

Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen

See: Five versions of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah

House At Pooh Corner (Kenny Loggins, 1965) (C & G)

House at Pooh Corner by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1970)

House at Pooh Corner by Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina (1971)

I Got You Babe (Sonny Bono, 1965) (D & G)

I Got You Babe by Sonny & Cher (Official Audio)

I Got You Babe by Sonny & Cher; Sonny & Cher reunite for the last time to sing 'I Got You Babe' on Letterman (1987)

I Saw Her Standing There (Paul McCartney and John Lennon, 1963) (G)
The opening track on the band's 1963 debut album "Please Please Me," it became the B-Side of the Beatles first single issued in the US in December, 1963. The A-Side, "I Want To Hold Your Hand" topped the US Billboard chart for 7 weeks beginning in February 1, 1964, while this song entered Billboard the following week, peaking at #14. This song is listed on the Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. I Saw Her Standing There, Wikipedia.

I Saw Her Standing There by The Beatles (1963)

Kokomo - The Beach Boys  (John Phillips, Scott McKenzie, Mike Love, and Terry Melcher, 1988) (C & G)
Taking a trip to that most relaxing place, Kokomo, a mythical island off the Florida Keys. Kokomo (song), Wikipedia.

Kokomo by The Beach Boys

My Favorite Things - Senior Version (Rogers and Hammerstein, 1959) (Am & Em)

My Favorite Things by Julie Andrews (soundtrack)

My Favorite Things by Julie Andrews (movie clip)

No, No Song (NN) (DA) & No No Song (C G NN) (KF) (Hoyt Axton and David Jackson, ca. 1974)

No No Song by Ringo Starr from "Goodnight, Vienna" (1974)

One Love (Bob Marley, 1965) (alt.) (G)

One Love by Bob Marley & The Wailers (1965)

Worked as One Love/People Get Ready (1977)

Peggy Sue (Jerry Allison and Norman Petty, 1957) (C)
The recordiing by Buddy Holly (and the Crickets) was released in September, 1957. It went to number three on the Billboard Top 100 chart in 1957, and is on just about every "Greatest Songs" list. Allison was one of the members of the Crickets, together with Holly and Joe. B. Mauldin. Peggy Sue, Wikipedia

Peggy Sue by Buddy Holly (1957), appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show

Stand By Me (Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller, 1961) (C) Also: Stand By Me (G), from UF 2019.
Originally performed in 1961 by American singer-songwriter Ben E. King and written by King, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller. According to King, the title is derived from, and was inspired by, a spiritual written by Sam Cooke and J. W. Alexander called "Stand by Me Father," recorded by the Soul Stirrers with Johnnie Taylor singing lead. The third line of the second verse of the former work derives from Psalm 46:2c/3c. Stand by Me (Ben E. King song), Wikipedia

Stand By Me by Ben E. King (1961) by Ben E. King (1961)

Ukulele Lady (Gus Kahn & Richard A. Whiting, 1925)
A popular standard, the song was first made famous by Vaughn De Leath in 1925 and recorded by a number of artists since then.

Ukulele Lady by Vaughn De Leath (1925), popular star on the radio in the 1920s. She invented the "crooning" style of singing, and was an accomplished ukulele player.

Ukulele Lady by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra with vocals by the Southern Fall Colored Quartet (1925); lengthy instrumental introduction.

Ukulele Lady by Lee Morse (1925)

Ukulele Lady by by Kermit the Frog (playing the ukulele) and Miss Piggy in the second season of The Muppet Show, Episode 15.

Ukulele Lady by Arlo Guthrie on his 1972 album "Hobo's Lullaby"

Ukulele Lady by Bette Midler, first performed live in the 1997 TV special "Diva Las Vegas" as a tribute to her native Hawaii. Midler later recorded the song for her album "Bathhouse Betty."

Up A Lazy River  (Hoagy Carmichael & Sidney Arodin, 1930) (Ukulele Band of Alabama)

Up A Lazy River by the Mills Brothers (a classic!)

Up A Lazy River by Louis Armstrong (another classic from 1931)

Up A Lazy River by Hoagy Carmichael (1930)

Yellow Bird (C) "Choucoune" is a 19th-century Haitian song composed by Michel Mauléart Monton with lyrics from a poem by Oswald Durand. It was rewritten with English lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman in 1957 as "Yellow Bird" for the Norman Luboff Choir. Exotica musician Arthur Lyman made the song a hit in 1961. Choucoune (song), Wikipedia.

Yellow Bird by The Mills Brothers

Yellow Bird by Brothers Four

Yellow Bird by Kingston Trio

You Are My Sunshine - Ukulele (Ukulele Band of Alabama)

You Are My Sunshine by Jimmy Davis (1940)

You Are My Sunshine by Johnny Cash

You Are My Sunshine from the soundtrack to "O Brother, Where Are Thou?"