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Bert Weedon Dies

Chirpy Red
Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587
edited April 2012 in Not Sports Related
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17781762

My brother played a duet with him at a holiday camp on Hayling Island in the early 80's.

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  • mistrollingin
    mistrollingin Posts: 3,868
    Local lad I believe. St Mary Cray possibly? RIP.
  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587
    No, East Ham I believe.
  • DRF
    DRF Posts: 2,455
    Whilst this is tragic I am unaware of the fellow. His name surname however, did interest me.
  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587
    Paul MaCartney, Jimmy Page, Brian May etc learnt to play guitar from his manual.
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,962
    91 years old. Decent innings.

    Remember his guitar books when I were a lad.

  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,661
    edited April 2012
    I remember listening to him with Uncle Mac on Childrens Family favourites some Saturday mornings.

    I bet Oggy does too :-)

    RIP Bert
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,376
    an icon from my childhood. As said above the initiator of many a music career amongst working class boys. He seemed to be on every music/childrens' programme ever broadcast in the 50s and early 60s. Only 91 ? ... he looked well over 60 years old 50 years ago. R I P Bert
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,920
    Anyone remember Mike Read learning the guitar on the Radio1 breakfast show in the 80s, from a Bert Weedon book?
  • Florida_Addick
    Florida_Addick Posts: 218
    like swimming, or driving, its hard to learn Guitar playing from a book, but Bert had a magnificent moustache at times, so all credit to him, 91 would be more than enough for me, RIP BW
  • Saga Lout
    Saga Lout Posts: 6,845
    RIP Bert. I had a copy of his book when I started, so that's something I have in common with Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Brian May and George Harrison!

    With my lifestyle I'm not going to get anywhere near 91 - a good innings.

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  • daveaddick
    daveaddick Posts: 1,926
    Same for me SL I started with Berts book and lets face it anyone who inspired Clapton, Page, McCartney et al has his rightful place in music history. 91 is a bloody good knock RIP Bert and thanks
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,166
    Saw him onstage at a summer variety show in Blackpool in the seventies, Dick Emery was the headline act. RIP Bert.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,260
    RIP Bert
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,645
    Does pussy cat Willem mean anything to anyone or did I just dream a connection between Bert and the cat ? RIP Bert.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,661
    Does pussy cat Willem mean anything to anyone or did I just dream a connection between Bert and the cat ? RIP Bert.
    I'm too young to know who you mean

    :-)

    Pussy Cat Willum and Muriel Young and yes I think Bert played the odd tune....
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,028
    a great influence to many ... RIP
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,645
    Does pussy cat Willem mean anything to anyone or did I just dream a connection between Bert and the cat ? RIP Bert.
    I'm too young to know who you mean

    :-)

    Pussy Cat Willum and Muriel Young and yes I think Bert played the odd tune....
    Cheers Len. I knew I wasnt dreaming it. Muriel Young ....... Might google her for a Wouldya ;0)

  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,645
    Actually I just have and no point cos she was a right cracker.
  • KBslittlesis
    KBslittlesis Posts: 8,623
    I was explaining how I knew him to a young'un early re Mike Reid breakfast show.
    Happy Days!
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,049
    RIP

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  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    edited April 2012
    Paul MaCartney, Jimmy Page, Brian May etc learnt to play guitar from his manual.
    so did I.

    And I'm better than that lot.

    I learned house of the rising sun and played it over and over again.

    "Play in a day". Well that was crap for a start.

    RIP Bert, your book was terrible but you are a ledge.
  • bristoladdick
    bristoladdick Posts: 1,149
    RIP Bert.
  • legaladdick
    legaladdick Posts: 1,808
    All very fascinating but DRF has raised an interesting point which no-one on here or Wikipedia has yet answered. Who was it that Bert Weed on? And what was their reaction? I think we should be told.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,899

    My brother played a duet with him at a holiday camp on Hayling Island in the early 80's.
    Sunshine?
  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587
    Does pussy cat Willem mean anything to anyone or did I just dream a connection between Bert and the cat ? RIP Bert.
    That was Wally Whyton's puppet I think.
  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587

    My brother played a duet with him at a holiday camp on Hayling Island in the early 80's.
    Sunshine?
    No, Sinah Warren.

  • Bill_Stumps
    Bill_Stumps Posts: 883
    Does pussy cat Willem mean anything to anyone or did I just dream a connection between Bert and the cat ? RIP Bert.
    I'm too young to know who you mean

    :-)

    Pussy Cat Willum and Muriel Young and yes I think Bert played the odd tune....
    I remember that in the very early 60s, when I was a young lad, we used to watch a programme called Tuesday Rendezvous, which was superseded by one with exactly the same format called 5 o'clock Club (or it may have been the other way round). Bert Weedon featured in at least one of these programmes, possibly both, along with Muriel Young and country singer, Wally Whyton, as well as puppets called Pussycat Willum, Ollie Beak and Fred Barker. Bert Weedon did a spot of guitar tutoring and Wally Whyton sung a folk song but I don't remember what else went on. Children's ITV in those days also featured a daily programme called Small Time (remember Torchy the Battery Boy, anyone?) which was aimed at the younger kids and this was also introduced by the ubiquitous Muriel Young and Pussycat Willum. Never liked the cat but Fred and Ollie were good fun.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,645
    Does pussy cat Willem mean anything to anyone or did I just dream a connection between Bert and the cat ? RIP Bert.
    That was Wally Whyton's puppet I think.
    Wally fecking Whyton. Had completely forgotten. Cheers Chirpy.

  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,166
    And Aysha Brough, if I recall?

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