There are many legends in the music industry; Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Jimi Hendrix, Cher; the list goes on. However, some people become legends only within a very specific part of the world, or within a very specific culture. This appears to have happened with Bert Weedon for some reason. Bert Weedon (May 10, 1920 - April 20, 2012) was a legendary British guitarist; in 1959, his track "Guitar Boogie Shuffle" became the first track by a British guitarist to enter the UK Singles Chart. Some called him the UK's first guitar hero. He published a series of guides, Play in a Day, that taught a great many people how to play the guitar. This is how he gained the title "the man who taught the world to play guitar". His music is mostly instrumental rock, with some earlier pieces having a...

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