A 1959 CHART HIT FOR THE LATE GREAT GUITAR MAESTRO BERT WEEDON  ON A NEAR MINT UK TOP RANK 78

GUITAR BOOGIE SHUFFLE

  b/w  BERT'S BOOGIE

Bert Weedon studied music as a child and by the time he'd entered his teens had decided to try his hand with the guitar. Although he didn't initially have very lofty ambitions with the instrument, after hearing it played classically he became fascinated by the complexity of the music it could produce. He decided that he wanted to be able to play in the same way and was very fortunate to find a local tutor who was capable and willing to teach him the instrument to this high standard. Despite his classical training, the greatest demand was for jazz and popular dance music and it was this that brought him his first engagements and raised him to the status of a professional musician. His skill with the guitar placed him at great demand, and by the end of the 1940s he had begun a progression that would lead him to play with the great orchestras of the time including those of Cyril Stapleton , Ted Heath and the Squadronaires. He is also known to have accompanied the great Django Reinhardt, and Stephane Grappeli when these legendary members of the 'Hot Club Of France' toured the UK..

When 'Rock And Roll' hit the UK during the late 1950s, Bert was already producing recorded material- frequently as a session musician. Despite the fact that he sometimes found himself backing singers who had little musical ability Bert decided to embrace the new music rather than spurn it, as many musicians of his generation did. As the 1950s drew to a close Bert was undoubtedly recognised as the UK's premier popular guitar soloist. In addition to playing and recording, Bert also began composing 'rock and roll' instrumental numbers, the best known of which is probably 'Ginchy'- a number that has been covered and remade by guitarists on both sides of the Atlantic.

Although Bert Weedon became the only British guitarist to rival the great Duane Eddy, his main influence would be through a book. Realising that the enthusiasm for the guitar shown by many youngsters in skiffle and rock and roll groups was not matched by their ability to play the instrument, Bert set about writing a book that would introduce them to the basics. It was called 'Play In A Day' and this simple work was probably responsible for helping to get some of the best known future names in music started. The book became so well known at a time when so many youngsters were turning their attentions to the guitar that it became popular all over the world.

As record buyers' tastes for guitar instrumentals waned during the 1960s, Bert Weedon's production of singles slowly came to an end. However, he  remained a popular, even revered, musical figure and a popular stage and cabaret virtuoso up until his death earlier this year.

DISC DETAILS:

UK TOP RANK  JAR 117       10" VINYL 78rpm  (1959)

A SIDE: GUITAR BOOGIE

B SIDE:  BERT'S BOOGIE

   ENTERED THE UK CHARTS 15th MAY 1959, REACHING No 10 AND STAYING IN THE CHARTS FOR 9 WEEKS

CONDITION IS RATED AS E+/NEAR MINT

A RARE 1959 TOP RANK 78 IN TOP CONDITION!   

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 THE GREG'S GREAT'S SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A SPECIALLY DESIGNED INNER BOX MADE OUT OF 1" THICK POLYSTYRENE, WHICH THEN GOES INSIDE A DOUBLE CORRUGATED STIFF OUTER CARDBOARD CARTON. THE BOXES CAN TAKE UP TO 21 RECORDS

I SEND OUT ON AVERAGE ABOUT 30 PARCELS A WEEK AND DISPATCH IS NORMALLY DONE ONCE A WEEK