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B E R T W E E D O N
Single 45s (the 1950s)
April In Paris / Everything I Have Is Yours
(with Max Jaffa)
Columbia DB 3264 - 1953
Dancing Duck / Golden Violins
(with Max Jaffa)
Columbia DB 3343 - 1953
Petite Ballerina / Sally
(with Max Jaffa)
Columbia DB 3484 - 1954
China Boogie / Stranger Than Fiction
Parlophone R 4113 - 1956
The Boy With The Magic Guitar / Flannel Foot Parlophone R 4178 - 1956
Theme From ITV's 64,000 Question / Twilight Theme Parlophone R 4256 - 1957
Jolly Gigolo / Soho Fair
Parlophone R 4315 - 1957
Play That Big Guitar / Quiet Quiet Ssh!
Parlophone R 4381 - 1957
Big Note Blues / Rippling Tango
Parlophone R 4446 - 1958
Fifi / Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
(as The Rag Pickers)
Saga SAG 2906 - 1959
Guitar Boogie Shuffle / Bert's Boogie
Top Rank JAR 117 - 1959
Teenage Guitar / Blue Guitar
Top Rank JAR 136 - 1959
Nashville Boogie / Kingsize Guitar
Top Rank JAR 221 - 1959
The Lady Is A Tramp / Sing Little Birdie
Top Rank JAR 121 - 1959
My Happiness / Petite Fleur
Top Rank JAR 122 - 1959
It's Time To Say Goodnight / Charmaine
Top Rank JAR 123 - 1959
Tango Tango / Jealousy
Top Rank JAR 210 - 1959
Summertime / Stardust
Top Rank JAR 211 - 1959
Single 45s (the 1950s)
April In Paris / Everything I Have Is Yours
(with Max Jaffa)
Columbia DB 3264 - 1953
Dancing Duck / Golden Violins
(with Max Jaffa)
Columbia DB 3343 - 1953
Petite Ballerina / Sally
(with Max Jaffa)
Columbia DB 3484 - 1954
China Boogie / Stranger Than Fiction
Parlophone R 4113 - 1956
The Boy With The Magic Guitar / Flannel Foot Parlophone R 4178 - 1956
Theme From ITV's 64,000 Question / Twilight Theme Parlophone R 4256 - 1957
Jolly Gigolo / Soho Fair
Parlophone R 4315 - 1957
Play That Big Guitar / Quiet Quiet Ssh!
Parlophone R 4381 - 1957
Big Note Blues / Rippling Tango
Parlophone R 4446 - 1958
Fifi / Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
(as The Rag Pickers)
Saga SAG 2906 - 1959
Guitar Boogie Shuffle / Bert's Boogie
Top Rank JAR 117 - 1959
Teenage Guitar / Blue Guitar
Top Rank JAR 136 - 1959
Nashville Boogie / Kingsize Guitar
Top Rank JAR 221 - 1959
The Lady Is A Tramp / Sing Little Birdie
Top Rank JAR 121 - 1959
My Happiness / Petite Fleur
Top Rank JAR 122 - 1959
It's Time To Say Goodnight / Charmaine
Top Rank JAR 123 - 1959
Tango Tango / Jealousy
Top Rank JAR 210 - 1959
Summertime / Stardust
Top Rank JAR 211 - 1959
Bert Weedon Albums here
Britain’s first real electric guitar hero was Bert Weedon.
Born in East London in 1920, Bert showed an early interest in the guitar and at fourteen was taking classical guitar lessons and learning how to read and write music. By 1945 he was playing for jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli, following in the footsteps of his guitar idol Django Reinhardt.
A regular job with Cyril Stapleton and the BBC Show Band came next and from here Bert forged his way into the session scene, rubbing shoulders with Mantovani, Eddie Calvert, Sinatra and Judy Garland along the way.
Rock ‘n’ Roll was the new kid on the block and Weedon’s guitar was heard on records by Tommy Steele, Marty Wilde, Adam Faith and countless others.
A turning point came in 1959 when Bert’s interpretation of Guitar Boogie Shuffle climbed to No.6 in the singles chart, the first hit by a British solo guitarist.
Convinced this was the way forward he bid farewell to the session scene and turned his attention towards a solo career.
Bert never equalled or bettered his Top Ten showing with Guitar Boogie Shuffle and his last ever hit 45 surfaced in May ‘61 with the Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch composition Mr. Guitar.
Born in East London in 1920, Bert showed an early interest in the guitar and at fourteen was taking classical guitar lessons and learning how to read and write music. By 1945 he was playing for jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli, following in the footsteps of his guitar idol Django Reinhardt.
A regular job with Cyril Stapleton and the BBC Show Band came next and from here Bert forged his way into the session scene, rubbing shoulders with Mantovani, Eddie Calvert, Sinatra and Judy Garland along the way.
Rock ‘n’ Roll was the new kid on the block and Weedon’s guitar was heard on records by Tommy Steele, Marty Wilde, Adam Faith and countless others.
A turning point came in 1959 when Bert’s interpretation of Guitar Boogie Shuffle climbed to No.6 in the singles chart, the first hit by a British solo guitarist.
Convinced this was the way forward he bid farewell to the session scene and turned his attention towards a solo career.
Bert never equalled or bettered his Top Ten showing with Guitar Boogie Shuffle and his last ever hit 45 surfaced in May ‘61 with the Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch composition Mr. Guitar.
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It’s no secret that Bert Weedon actually recorded Apache before The Shadows, but his version, with the greatest of respect, just didn’t have the same qualities.
A session at Abbey Road on 27th February ‘63 produced Night Cry, surely one of Bert Weedon’s finest A-sides. It whips along at a fair pace with bags of spooky guitar and flashes of clavioline courtesy of Ted Taylor, whose own instrumental combo, The Ted Taylor Four, waxed several discs for Oriole Records.
Interestingly, Red Guitar (B-side of China Doll), a Bert Weedon original cut at Abbey Road on 26th October 1961, features ex-Shadow Tony Meehan on drums, his first recording session since leaving The Shadows according to the ‘Disc’ magazine.
A session at Abbey Road on 27th February ‘63 produced Night Cry, surely one of Bert Weedon’s finest A-sides. It whips along at a fair pace with bags of spooky guitar and flashes of clavioline courtesy of Ted Taylor, whose own instrumental combo, The Ted Taylor Four, waxed several discs for Oriole Records.
Interestingly, Red Guitar (B-side of China Doll), a Bert Weedon original cut at Abbey Road on 26th October 1961, features ex-Shadow Tony Meehan on drums, his first recording session since leaving The Shadows according to the ‘Disc’ magazine.
The Singles 1960s onwards here
Tops
I Need Your Love Tonight / Roulette
Various artists
TR5004 - 1959
Weedon Winners
Ginchy / Nashville Boogie / Guitar Boogie Shuffle / Sorry Robbie
Top Rank JKP 3008 - 1961
I Need Your Love Tonight / Roulette
Various artists
TR5004 - 1959
Weedon Winners
Ginchy / Nashville Boogie / Guitar Boogie Shuffle / Sorry Robbie
Top Rank JKP 3008 - 1961
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Bert Weedon EPs
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Music Press Cuttings 1965 onwards here
Music Press Cuttings 1960-64 here
Guitar Man
Poinciana / South Of The Border / It Happened In Monterey / Lonely Night
HMV 7EG 8856 - 1964
Poinciana / South Of The Border / It Happened In Monterey / Lonely Night
HMV 7EG 8856 - 1964