Bert Weedon, also known as ‘Mr. Guitar,’ recently passed away on April 20 at his home in Beaconsfield, England at the age of 91. Weedon, who penned the ‘Play in a Day’ Guitar Guide back in 1957, ...

On this day (April 20) in 2012, Bert Weedon died at the age of 91 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England. He was a guitarist who had landmark hits on the charts in the United Kingdom. Weedon also ...

Hear and now: Bert Weedon gave teenage aspirants a ready-to-go guide to rock and roll Credit: Photo: Getty Images I never used Bert Weedon’s Play In A Day book, which perhaps explains why it took me ...

The manual Play in a Day was the bible for generations of budding guitarists in the 1950s and 1960s. Its author was Bert Weedon, an unassuming dance-band musician whose unpatronising approach made him ...

Even if you've never heard the name Bert Weedon before, his death on Friday, at the age of 91, deserves a salute: a chiming, perfectly fingered D major chord salute. You can listen to the music that ...

Paul McCartney has paid tribute to Bert Weedon, who died on Friday [April 20] aged 91. Known as Mr Guitar, Weedon was a huge influence on some of the biggest names in music. Eric Clapton has said that ...

GUITARIST Bert Weedon, who played with stars including Frank Sinatra and inspired millions to pick up the instrument with his Play In A Day books, has died at the age of 91. The musician had "been ...

In paying tribute to the man many people called "Mr. Guitar," Butler wrote on his website: I had stopped commenting on deaths and disasters, because my [online] 'journal' was starting to resemble an ...

Bert Weedon, the English guitarist credited with inspiring millions to pick up and get to grips with the instrument using his Play in a Day books, has died at the age of 91. A roll-call of musical ...

I never used Bert Weedon’s Play In A Day book, which perhaps explains why it took me 15 years to get to grips with the guitar, and why my playing remains so rudimentary. The list of rock stars who ...

Influential guitarist Bert Weedon, best known for creating the popular tutorial manual Play In A Day, has died aged 91. Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney and Brian May are among the stars who learned to ...

Bert Weedon was a legendary British guitar player who influenced a generation of budding rock stars with his popular “Play in a Day” instructional book. Eric Clapton, Brian May, Pete Townshend, Paul ...