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British musician

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Type
Person
Country
GB
Active from
1947-04-21
Active to
2025-03

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86
Total plays
671

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John Weider (born 21 April 1947, Shepherd's Bush, London, England) is a rock musician who is equally proficient on guitar, bass, and violin. He is best known as the guitar player for Eric Burdon & The Animals from 1967 to 1969. He was also a member of the band Family from 1969 to 1971 and later became a solo artist. Before joining Family, Weider had already accumulated a formidable list of credits despite being only 22 when he joined to replace Ric Grech after Grech defected to Blind Faith. <a

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Instance of
human
Given name
John
Family name
Weider
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
London
Place of death
Los Angeles
Occupation
guitarist
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
bass
Image
Fanclub1967Animals5 (cropped).jpg
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date of birth
1947-04-21
name in native language
John Weider
date of death
2025-03-00
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