Bert Weedon – The Guitar Sound of the Sixties – Play in a Day

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:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/arts/music/bert-weedon-guitar-teacher-to-a-generation-dies-at-91.html

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

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