Let's make this birthday one to remember.

48 years old (Born on November 03, 1976)

Happy Birthday, Jake Shimabukuro! May your day be filled with more joy than a ukulele has strings and more laughter than the number of times people mispronounce "Shimabukuro." Your incredible talent continues to amaze us—from composing soulful soundtracks for films like *Hula Girls* (2007) and *Sideways* (2009), to dazzling audiences worldwide with lightning-fast fingers that defy physics.

Here's wishing you another year packed full of musical magic, endless inspiration, and fewer awkward moments explaining what exactly a virtuoso does. Keep strumming those timeless tunes; you're proof that great things truly do come in small packages—especially four-stringed ones!