Bert Weedon

Aliases: Bert Weedon and His "Honky Tonk" Guitar
Bert Weedon and His Music for Dancing
Bert Weedon with Instrumental Accompaniment
Real name: Herbert Maurice William Weedon
Born: May 10, 1920
Died: April 20, 2012
Country: United Kingdom
Comments: Guitarist.
Weedon was popular and influential during the 1950s and 1960s.
The first British guitarist in the UK Singles Chart (with "Guitar Boogie Shuffle" in 1959), he was an influence on many future stars, including Eric Clapton, Brian May, Mike Oldfield, The Shadows and The Beatles.

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Originals

		Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
	i	Apache REC	Bert Weedon	July 1960	(151 artists) Originally by The Shadows [GB] REL
	i	Ginchy	Bert Weedon	January 1961	(6 artists)

Covers by Bert Weedon

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
i	42nd Street	Bert Weedon	1990	Unverified
i	A Little Bit More	Bert Weedon	1977	Bobby Gosh
i	A Man and a Woman	Bert Weedon	1970	Nicole Croisille – Pierre Barouh
i	A Thing Called Love	Bert Weedon	1978	Jerry Reed
i	Albatross	Bert Weedon	1976	Fleetwood Mac
i	All I Ask of You	Bert Weedon	1990	Unverified
i	Am I That Easy to Forget	Bert Weedon	1978	Carl Belew
i	Annie's Song	Bert Weedon	1980	John Denver
i	Answer Me My Love	Bert Weedon	1975	Rudi Schuricke mit Kinderchor - Alfred Hause mit seinem Tanz-Streichorchester
i	Anything Goes	Bert Weedon	1990	Unverified
i	Arrivederci Roma	Bert Weedon	1975	Renato Rascel e coro
i	Baubles, Bangles & Beads	Bert Weedon	1970	(unknown), Doretta Morrow, Richard Oneto & Chorus PRF, Peggy Lee REC
i	Bewitched	Bert Weedon	1990	Unverified
i	Blanket on the Ground	Bert Weedon	1978	Billie Jo Spears
i	Breaking Up Is Hard to Do	Bert Weedon	1977	Neil Sedaka
i	Bright Eyes	Bert Weedon	1980	Art Garfunkel
i	By the Time I Get to Phoenix	Bert Weedon	1970	Johnny Rivers
i	Bye Bye Blackbird	Bert Weedon	1961	Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Arthur Hall
i	Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man	Bert Weedon	1990	Unverified
i	Caravan	Bert Weedon	1970	Barney Bigard and His Jazzopaters
i	Carolina in the Morning	Bert Weedon	1961	Willie & Eugene Howard
i	Charleston	Bert Weedon	1961	Elisabeth Welch and Chorus PRF, The Ambassadors [US2] REC, Arthur Gibbs and His Gang REL
i	Charmaine	Bert Weedon and His Music for Dancing	May 1959	Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians - Vocal Chorus by Weston Vaughan REC,REL, Pit Musicians [What Price Glory] PRF
i	Chicago	Bert Weedon	1961	The Bar Harbor Society Orchestra (Ben Selvin)
i	Close to You	Bert Weedon	1977	Richard Chamberlain - Cond. by Burt Bacharach
i	Dance On	Bert Weedon	1976	The Shadows [GB]
i	Diamonds	Bert Weedon	1976	Jet Harris & Tony Meehan
i	Didn't We	Bert Weedon	1971	James Darren
i	Distant Drums	Bert Weedon	1973	Roy Orbison REL, Jim Reeves [US] REC
i	Do That to Me One More Time	Bert Weedon	1980	The Captain & Tennille
i	Elmer's Tune	Bert Weedon	1961	Dick Jurgens and His Orchestra
i	F.B.I.	Bert Weedon	1976	The Shadows [GB]
i	Fascination	Bert Weedon	1971	(unknown)
i	Feelings	Bert Weedon	1977	Line Renaud
i	For All We Know	Bert Weedon	1975	Hal Kemp and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bob Allen REC, Morton Downey PRF
i	For the Good Times	Bert Weedon	1978	Bill Nash
i	Forty Miles of Bad Road	Bert Weedon	1970	Duane Eddy, His 'Twangy' Guitar and The Rebels
i	From a Jack to a King	Bert Weedon	1978	Ned Miller
i	Granada	Bert Weedon	1971	Pedro Vargas con orquesta
i	Greensleeves	Bert Weedon	1970	(unknown)
i	Guitar Boogie Shuffle	Bert Weedon	April 1959	"Pine Top" Smith, Blind Roosevelt Graves and His Brother, The Rambler Trio featuring Arthur Smith
i	Hava nagila	Bert Weedon	1970	A.Z. Idelsohn
i	Hawaiian Wedding Song	Bert Weedon	1973	Helen Desha Beamer and Samuel Kapu REL, Charles E. King PRF
i	He'll Have to Go	Bert Weedon	1973	Billy Brown
i	Heartbreak Hotel	Bert Weedon	1970	Elvis Presley
i	Help Me Make It Through the Night	Bert Weedon	1975	Kris Kristofferson REC, Percy Sledge REL
i	High Noon	Bert Weedon	1970	Tex Ritter BRD,REC,REL
i	Hit and Miss	Bert Weedon	1970	The John Barry Seven Plus Four
i	How to Handle a Woman	Bert Weedon	1990	Unverified
i	I Can't Stop Loving You	Bert Weedon	1973	Don Gibson
i	I Dreamed a Dream	Bert Weedon	1990	Unverified
i	I Love You Because	Bert Weedon	1973	Leon Payne
i	I Need Your Love Tonight	Bert Weedon	July 1959	Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires
i	I Won't Forget You	Bert Weedon	1973	Jim Reeves [US]
i	I Won't Send Roses	Bert Weedon	1990	Unverified
i	I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight	Bert Weedon	1961	Billy Jones [US]
i	I'm in the Mood for Love	Bert Weedon	1975	Frances Langford BRD, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Frank Luther REC
i	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Bert Weedon	1990	Unverified
i	If	Bert Weedon	1975	Bread
i	In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town	Bert Weedon	1961	Ted Lewis and His Band
i	Isn't She Lovely	Bert Weedon	1977	Stevie Wonder
i	It's Impossible	Bert Weedon	1971	Armando Manzanero
	It's Time to Say Goodnight	Bert Weedon and His Music for Dancing	May 1959	The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra directed by Henry Hall
i	Jealous	Bert Weedon	1961	International Novelty Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Elliott Shaw
i	Just the Way You Are	Bert Weedon	1980	Billy Joel
i	Killing Me Softly	Bert Weedon	1975	Lori Lieberman
i	Kon Tiki	Bert Weedon	1976	The Shadows [GB]
i	Lara's Theme, from "Doctor Zhivago"	Bert Weedon	1971	Maurice Jarre
i	Laughter in the Rain	Bert Weedon	1977	Neil Sedaka REC, Lea Roberts REL
i	Les byceclettes de Belize	Bert Weedon	1980	Engelbert Humperdinck
i	Losing My Mind	Bert Weedon	1990	Unverified
i	Love Letters	Bert Weedon	1980	Dick Haymes BRD, Dick Haymes with Orchestra under direction of Victor Young REC
i	Love's Been Good to Me	Bert Weedon	1971	Rod McKuen
i	Ma (He's Making Eyes at Me)	Bert Weedon	1961	Furman and Nash
i	Make the World Go Away	Bert Weedon	1973	Timi Yuro REL, Ray Price REC
i	Man of Mystery	Bert Weedon	1976	The Shadows [GB] REL, Francis Chagrin BRD
i	Maria Elena	Bert Weedon	1970	Hermanos Castilla
i	Married	Bert Weedon	1975	Lotte Lenya and Jack Gilford PRF, Don Cherry [US1] REC
i	Mexicali Rose	Bert Weedon	1973	International Novelty Orchestra (Nathaniel Shilkret) REC, Jack Tenney and the Majestic Orchestra PRF
i	Misty	Bert Weedon	1977	Erroll Garner Trio
i	Mona Lisa	Bert Weedon	1975	Sergio De Karlo
i	Morning Has Broken	Bert Weedon	1975	(unknown)
i	My Happiness	Bert Weedon and His Music for Dancing	May 1959	Jon and Sondra Steele
i	Nature Boy	Bert Weedon	1975	King Cole - With Orchestra conducted by Frank DeVol
i	Oh, Lonesome Me	Bert Weedon	1978	Don Gibson
i	Paper Roses	Bert Weedon	1978	Anita Bryant with Monty Kelly's Orchestra & Chorus
i	Pepe	Bert Weedon	1976	Shirley Jones PRF, Jack Pleis and His Orchestra REL
i	Perfidia	Bert Weedon	1976	Orquesta de Los Hermanos Domínguez
i	Petite fleur	Bert Weedon and His Music for Dancing	May 1959	Sidney Bechet - Claude Luter et son orchestre
i	Plaisir d'amour	Bert Weedon	1980	(unknown), Monsieur Fernand
i	Poinciana	Bert Weedon with Instrumental Accompaniment	October 1962	(unknown), David Rose and His Orchestra
i	Pretend	Bert Weedon	1971	Ralph Marterie and His Orchestra
i	Pretty Baby	Bert Weedon	1961	Emerson Military Band
i	Ramblin' Rose	Bert Weedon	1975	Nat King Cole with Music conducted by Belford Hendricks
i	Rhinestone Cowboy	Bert Weedon	1978	Larry Weiss
i	Riders in the Sky	Bert Weedon	1978	Bob Geddins Cavaliers
i	Scarlet O'Hara	Bert Weedon	1976	Jet Harris & Tony Meehan
i	Send Me the Pillow (That You Dream On)	Bert Weedon	1978	Hank Locklin and His Rocky Mountain Playboys
i	Send in the Clowns	Bert Weedon	1977	Glynis Johns REL,PRF
i	Shakin' All Over	Bert Weedon	1970	Johnny Kidd and The Pirates
i	Shazam	Bert Weedon	1970	Duane Eddy, His 'Twangy' Guitar and The Rebels
i	Sing Little Birdie	Bert Weedon and His Music for Dancing	May 1959	Teddy Johnson and Pearl Carr with Accompaniment directed by Martin Slavin
i	Sleepwalk	Bert Weedon	1976	Santo & Johnny
i	Smile	Bert Weedon	1975	Orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman
i	South of the Border	Bert Weedon with Instrumental Accompaniment	October 1962	Billy Cotton and His Band
i	Spanish Harlem	Bert Weedon	1971	Ben E. King - Orch. arr. & Cond. by Stan Applebaum
i	Speak Softly Love	Bert Weedon	1975	Nino Rota
i	Stand by Your Man	Bert Weedon	1978	Tammy Wynette
i	Stardust	Bert Weedon and His Music for Dancing	October 1959	Hoagy Carmichael & His Pals
i	Summertime	Bert Weedon and His Music for Dancing	October 1959	Abbie Mitchell REC,PRF, Helen Jepson REL
i	Sweet Georgia Brown	Bert Weedon	1961	Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra
i	Take Me Home, Country Roads	Bert Weedon	1978	John Denver
i	Take These Chains from My Heart	Bert Weedon	1978	Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
i	Tenderly	Bert Weedon	1970	Dick Farney - Orchestrated and conducted by Paul Baron
i	The First Man You Remember	Bert Weedon	1990	Unverified
i	The Heather on the Hill	Bert Weedon	1990	Unverified
i	The Lady Is a Tramp	Bert Weedon and His Music for Dancing	May 1959	Teddy Lynch with Fairchild and Carroll and Their Orchestra REC, Mitzi Green PRF
i	The Last Night of the World	Bert Weedon	1990	Unverified
i	The Summer Knows	Bert Weedon	1975	Michel Legrand
i	The Varsity Drag	Bert Weedon	1961	The OKeh Melodians (Sam Lanin)
i	The Way We Were	Bert Weedon	1980	Barbra Streisand
i	Theme from "Love Story"	Bert Weedon	1971	Francis Lai & His Orchestra
i	Theme from A Summer Place	Bert Weedon	February 1960	Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra
i	There Goes My Everything	Bert Weedon	1978	Ferlin Husky
i	There's a Heart Ache Following Me	Bert Weedon	1973	Jim Reeves [US]
i	Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer	Bert Weedon	1975	Willy Hagara
i	Too Young	Bert Weedon	1975	Victor Young and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Louanne Hogan
i	True Love	Bert Weedon	1990	Unverified
i	True Love Ways	Bert Weedon	1990	Unverified
i	Twelfth Street Rag	Bert Weedon and His "Honky Tonk" Guitar	May 1960	W. Arlington
i	Unforgettable	Bert Weedon	1975	Nat King Cole
i	Verde	Bert Weedon	1977	M & G Orchestra
i	Vincent	Bert Weedon	1975	Don McLean
i	Walk Don't Run	Bert Weedon	1970	Johnny Smith
i	Welcome to My World	Bert Weedon	1973	Jim Reeves [US]
i	What I Did for Love	Bert Weedon	1990	Unverified
i	Wheels	Bert Weedon	1976	The String-A-Longs
i	When I Fall in Love	Bert Weedon	1975	Victor Young
i	Wipe Out	Bert Weedon	1976	The Surfaris [US1]
i	Yakety Axe	Bert Weedon	1976	Randy Randolph
i	You Are the Sunshine of My Life	Bert Weedon	1977	Stevie Wonder
i	You're the Only Good Thing That Happened to Me	Bert Weedon	1973	Jack Toombs
i	Your Cheatin' Heart	Bert Weedon	1978	Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys

Songs written by Bert Weedon

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Ginchy	Bert Weedon	Bert Weedon	January 1961	Covered by (6 artists)

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
16 Country Guitar Greats	Bert Weedon	1978	Polydor
22 Golden Guitar Greats	Bert Weedon	1976	Warwick [GB]
Bert Weedon Remembers Jim Reeves	Bert Weedon	1973	Contour
Bert Weedon Remembers Nat King Cole	Bert Weedon	1975	Contour
Blue Echoes	Bert Weedon	1977	Polydor Special
Heart Strings	Bert Weedon	1980	Celebrity Records [GB]
Honky Tonk Guitar	Bert Weedon	1961	Top Rank International
Rockin' at the Roundhouse	Bert Weedon	1970	Fontana
Sweet Sounds of Bert Weedon's Guitar	Bert Weedon	1971	Contour
The Gentle Guitar of Bert Weedon	Bert Weedon	1975	Contour
The Romantic Guitar of Bert Weedon	Bert Weedon	1970	Fontana

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Apache	Bert Weedon	July 1960	Top Rank International
Big Beat Boogie	Bert Weedon	February 1960	Top Rank International
Charmaine	Bert Weedon and His Music for Dancing	May 1959	Top Rank International
Ginchy	Bert Weedon	January 1961	Top Rank International
Guitar Boogie Shuffle	Bert Weedon	April 1959	Top Rank International
Petite fleur	Bert Weedon and His Music for Dancing	May 1959	Top Rank International
Sing Little Birdie	Bert Weedon and His Music for Dancing	May 1959	Top Rank International
South of the Border	Bert Weedon with Instrumental Accompaniment	October 1962	His Master's Voice
Stardust	Bert Weedon and His Music for Dancing	October 1959	Top Rank International
Twelfth Street Rag	Bert Weedon and His "Honky Tonk" Guitar	May 1960	Top Rank International