Bert Weedon OBE (born Herbert Maurice William Weedon on10 May 1920; died 20… Read Full Bio ↴Bert Weedon OBE (born Herbert Maurice William Weedon on10 May 1920; died 20 April 2012) was an English guitarist and composer 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 musicians. He was born in East Ham, Essex, now Greater London.
Weedon began learning the guitar at twelve. The first British guitarist in the UK Singles Chart, with "Guitar Boogie Shuffle" in 1959, he was an influence on many stars, including Eric Clapton, Brian May, Mike Oldfield, The Shadows and The Beatles.
As well as his hits and TV appearances at a crucial time in modern British music history, his best-known contribution to British guitar style is his tutorial guide Play in a Day, which many stars claim was a major influence on their learning and playing.
His playing style focuses on both rhythm and melody, and is itself influenced by the jazz guitarists of the 1950s, notably Les Paul. Weedon placed a lot of emphasis on control of tone, and wanted to make the guitar the star of his music.
The later 1960s generation of underground rock performers satirised him as too mainstream, the Bonzo Dog Band singing the line "We are normal and we dig Bert Weedon" in 1968.
Married to Maggie Weedon, he has two sons, Lionel and Geoffrey, and nine grandchildren.
A Water Rat, he is highly active in charity work and fundraising, especially for children and the disabled, and was elected King Rat in 1992. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2001 for his services to entertainment and charities.
His playing style is best known nowadays through the music of The Shadows, especially Hank Marvin.
Weedon began learning the guitar at twelve. The first British guitarist in the UK Singles Chart, with "Guitar Boogie Shuffle" in 1959, he was an influence on many stars, including Eric Clapton, Brian May, Mike Oldfield, The Shadows and The Beatles.
As well as his hits and TV appearances at a crucial time in modern British music history, his best-known contribution to British guitar style is his tutorial guide Play in a Day, which many stars claim was a major influence on their learning and playing.
His playing style focuses on both rhythm and melody, and is itself influenced by the jazz guitarists of the 1950s, notably Les Paul. Weedon placed a lot of emphasis on control of tone, and wanted to make the guitar the star of his music.
The later 1960s generation of underground rock performers satirised him as too mainstream, the Bonzo Dog Band singing the line "We are normal and we dig Bert Weedon" in 1968.
Married to Maggie Weedon, he has two sons, Lionel and Geoffrey, and nine grandchildren.
A Water Rat, he is highly active in charity work and fundraising, especially for children and the disabled, and was elected King Rat in 1992. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2001 for his services to entertainment and charities.
His playing style is best known nowadays through the music of The Shadows, especially Hank Marvin.
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Guitar Boggie Shuffle Aerosmith Box Of Fire Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogi…
Guitar Boogie Aerosmith Box Of Fire Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogi…
Guitar Boogie Shuffle Aerosmith Box Of Fire Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogi…
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Jakommo
For me its ugly and unpractical, for some its piece of art..
He had millions in pocket.. And tried to dodge more expensive approval / paperwork / regulation.. Whatever..
And instead of extending the house with maybe second floor he rebuilt it almost entirely 3 times larger..
Where im from there is an island with mostly gardening parcels that are regulated how big house you are allowed to build there... But some people have mansions there.. Guess why..
In my opinion this dude tried to do the same thing, but without bribes..
He is only victim of his own ego and stupidity
Abode
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Omnipotent !
The neighbor didn't mind living next to a giant mound of hay for 4 years, but became insanely jealous once the mock castle was revealed.
bruce judd
@216 Sadly it took the blitz before London's skyline was modernized
bruce judd
It is a shame that envious, nasty, power hunger bureaucrats manage to find employment in the public service.
Dale Vaughn
@The Truth K Your building committee was angry because they didn't think of it before making the first zoning rules. They were embarrassed because someone found a legal workaround. They bent him over and gave it to him dry in order to make an example of him. Typical beurocrate progressive behavior, changing code's after the fact only proves they're vindictiveness.
Smita
@newzealandhori's420 It's up to personal taste I guess. I mean that the other houses were more isolated, not in the middle of a city street, and to me the changes were looking ok, especially the gypsy's house, didn't deserve it. I hate the shark, it's hideous.
newzealandhori's420
@Smita Wtf did you just say
Guillermo Ortiz
“I cannot believe the purpose of the planning laws is to enforce boring, mediocre design.”
-Michael Hesseltine.
Auby
@Tomi Yeah it can be used to drive up demand for sure. Look at California, there's areas where developers are trying to put multi unit buildings for more affordable housing, and the rich affluent single family home owners push back against it. They pretty much say they're for affordable housing, just not in their backyard. In the UK, your house is also more lucrative if it is near or in a green area, and you don't want other people building there. Most people are driven by self interest even if they pretend they're not, it is the reality we live in.
Tomi
Purpose of the planning is not to enforce boring and mediocre design. It is to limit construction to make land use more inefficient. This benefits the land speculators when available land for construction is reduced. Lower supply leads to higher prices.