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John Weider (born, April 21, 1947; died, 2025) was an English rock musician who played guitar, bass, and violin. He is best remembered as the guitarist for the Animals from 1966 to 1968. He was also the bass player for Family from 1969 to 1971.
Known for
- Monterey Pop — Self - Eric Burdon and The Animals1968
- When I Was Young1965
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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
- Genre
- progressive rock
- Instrument
- bass
- Image
- Fanclub1967Animals5 (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1947-04-21
- name in native language
- John Weider
- member of
- John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
- date of death
- 2025-03-00
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