Roger Greenawalt and David Barratt are aiming to re-record each of the Fab Four's 185 original compositions, using different singers for every hit. Mr Greenawalt plays ukulele and Mr Barratt contributes on a variety of different instruments.
The pair, who are publishing their work on their blog, Roger & Dave Present The Beatles Complete on Ukulele, are also producing each song and making one available to download every Tuesday.
The first instalment of the project was a cover of While My Guitar Gently Weeps performed by Dandelion Wine, a New York-based group, in January 2009.
Since then the pair have extended their list of covers to 71 songs, including Yellow Submarine, Hey Jude and the latest entry, Nowhere Man, sung by Emily Bindiger.
Each entry on the blog also contains a commentary on the song, detailing the history behind it and analysing the music and lyrics. The project is scheduled to finish on July 31, 2012, the eve of the London Olympics, with a cover of The End, to be performed by "Everybody".
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