On April 20, 2012 Bert Weedon has passed away. Weedon was a very influetial guitarist in Great Britain, his instructional book Play in a Day has served many important guitarists including Paul McCarney and Eric Clapton to learn to play their instrument.
Wikipedia:
Herbert Maurice William ‘Bert’ Weedon, OBE (10 May 1920 – 20 April 2012) was an English guitarist whose style of guitar playing was popular and influential during the 1950s and 1960s. He was the first British guitarist to have a hit record in the UK Singles Chart, in 1959, and his best-selling tutorial guides, Play in a Day, were a major influence on many leading British musicians, such as Eric Clapton, Brian May, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon, Keith Richards, Pete Townshend, Tony Iommi and Jimmy Page.[1][2][3][4] He was awarded an OBE in 2001 for his “services to music”.[1]
Bert Weedons sound was very special, and who grew up during the 60s like me will certainly know some of his recordings. I liked to hear again his tunes Albatross and Apache.
In the following video you find some information about Play in a Day:
BERT WEEDON – Mr PLAY IN A DAY
Bert Weedon recounts the tremendous succes of his guitar playing textbook : ” Play in a Day “.
BERT WEEDON – ALBATROSS.
BERT WEEDON – APACHE.
Additional Information
New York Times: Bert Weedon, Guitar Teacher to a Generation, Dies at 91:
Wikipedia about Bert Weedon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Weedon
Amazon Partnerlink: Bert Weedon’s Play in a Day: Guide To Modern Guitar Playing
