Bert Weedon

Bert Weedon
OBE
Bert Weedon; OBE
Background information
Birth name	Herbert Maurice William Weedon
Born	10 May 1920; East Ham, Essex, England
Died	20 April 2012 (aged 91); Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England
Genres	Jazz, blues, pop
Occupation(s)	Musician, guitarist
Instrument	Guitar
Years active	1939–2012
Labels	Dansan Records; Parlophone; Top Rank; HMV; Fontana; Grosvenor; Polydor;
Website	http://www.bertweedon.com

Herbert Maurice William Weedon, OBE (10 May 1920 – 20 April 2012) was an English guitarist whose style of 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, Play in a Day, was a major influence on many leading British musicians, such as Eric Clapton, Brian May and Paul McCartney.^[1]^[2]^[3] He was awarded an OBE in 2001 for his "services to music".^[1]

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