A true legend has passed away at the age of 91. Just listening to my local radio station (Berkshire) when the announcer mentioned (20 minutes ago) that Bert Weedon had died. Obviously not feted in the usual pantheon of 'Rock Axe Gods' - Bert always looked (physically) staid and middle - aged even when he had hits with "Guitar Booogie Shuffle" etc over 50 years ago. But.....he WAS a master guitarist capable of playing with great skill in a wide variety of styles. He really did inspire a generation of players, including Hank and Bruce to name but two! They wrote "Mr Guitar" in his honour. Bert could play in a driving style - I love tracks of his like "Sorry Robbie", "Ginchy", "Black Jackets" and "Ghost Train" - but he seldom did. With all due respect, his interpretation / arrangement of "Apache" (his original version not the 1976 re - cut which was much better) was dire. But.....thank goodness it was.....because it drove Jerry Lordan to offer it to the Shadows!! I hope that this info is correct. I'm not hallucinating......but there was nothing on the main news bulletin (6 minutes after the announcer/presenter mentioned it) and there's nothing on Bert's own website.
Rob
RIP Bert