Bert Weedon

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English guitarist (1920-2012)

United Kingdom MusiciansLived 1920 to 2012 · aged 91

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Herbert Maurice William Weedon was an English guitarist whose style of playing was popular and influential during the 1950s and 1960s.

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Officer of the Order of the British Empire

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Herbert Maurice William Weedon 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. He was awarded an OBE in 2001 for services to music.

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