Bert Weedon R.I.P

[Marian]

I've just read of the death of guitarist Bert Weedon at the age of 91. I remember him being on tv, and for his "Play in a Day" guitar teaching books, which didn't work for me!
R.I.P. Bert Weedon.

[Eman]

American Rock N' Roll icon and New Year's Eve host dick Clark has also passed away this week. He was 82.

[Marian]

Jack Jones on his facebook page wrote about dick Clark,
" credits dick Clark for giving him great exposure to young record buyers through appearances on “American Bandstand” in the early 1960s, recalls that, “Dick Clark was one of the most generous, honest and unaffected people I‘ve ever known. We would get together annually at (Suzanne Sommers) home in Palm Springs for cracked crab dinners. We will be grateful for his time with us."

[Eman]

Marian, my Mom and Dad remember watching dick Clark when they were young, and so do me and my siblings. Yep he was a figure during rock music's infancy that made the music and singers acceptable!

[Lena & Harry Smith]

Sad to hear the news of Bert Weedon, born in East Ham London. He was a very talented guitarist and was said to be one of the nicest persons anyone could wish to meet, and raised huge sums of money for charity.
R.I.P. Bert Weedon.


Sad to hear also of the passing of dick Clark. There is a video on Facebook of him on American Bandstand with Al Martino and the Young Rascals as guests.
R.I.P. dick Clark.

[ROBERT M.]

Sad to hear of Bert Weedons passing ...........he was on TV in the 60's and early 70's a heck of a lot .......I also seem to remember his guitar seemed very large ................RIP

[ROBERT M.]

Here is a Bert Weedon video of Red Guitar ...........in the first photo you will see how large Bert's guitar is ...........the sound may have to be turned down slightly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGLuQAvtyI8

[Rmoore]

Bert was also a member of the BBC Show Band and accompanied Matt both in the Show Band and in a small group on the radio - a couple of songs on 'Heart Of A Man' feature him.

Richard

[Christine Hampshire]

Yes it was sad to hear of the passing of Bert Weedon I used to watch him a lot
on the TV.
R.I.P. Bert Weedon
Chris