12 Facts About Lyle Ritz

Lyle Joseph Ritz was an American musician, known for his work on ukulele and bass.

Lyle Ritz was inducted into both the Ukulele Hall of Fame Museum and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2007.

Lyle Ritz began his music career as a college student working at the Southern California Music Company in Los Angeles.

Lyle Ritz purchased a Gibson tenor ukulele for his own use.

Lyle Ritz joined the Wrecking Crew, a popular group of studio musicians in the Los Angeles recording industry.

Lyle Ritz played bass on television soundtracks including The Rockford Files, Name That Tune, and Kojak.

In 1979, Lyle Ritz was hired to play the ukulele in place of Steve Martin when Martin was shown playing in The Jerk.

In 1980, Lyle Ritz was a musician playing bass on Face the Music, a game show centered on musical puzzles.

Lyle Ritz had no idea how popular his Verve records still were in Hawaii, but he participated in the festival during the next three years.

In 2005, Lyle Ritz purchased an Apple laptop and a copy of GarageBand, software used to make home recordings.

Lyle Ritz recorded the bass track using a synthesizer so he could concentrate on the jazz ukulele.

Lyle Ritz was inducted into the Ukulele Hall of Fame in 2007.