Bert Weedon
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title:
Bert Weedon
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Herbert Maurice William Weedon, OBE 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 his "services to music".
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Influential English guitarist
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Weedon
date created:
2005-01-06T11:08:46Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T15:05:56Z
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