Role Guitarist · jimweider.com Name Jim Weider | Website jimweider.com Years active 1983-present | |
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Instruments Electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, vocals Associated acts The Band, Levon Helm Band, The Weight Genres Blues rock, Roots rock, Instrumental rock, Jazz fusion, Jam band Albums The Bootleg Series Vo, Across the Great Divide, To Kingdom Come: Th, Little white wonder, High on the Hog Similar People Randy Ciarlante, Garth Hudson, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Richard Manuel | ||
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter Music group The Band (1985 – 1999) | ||
Jim weider project percolater musig im stern muri switzerland
James Jeffrey Weider (born 1951) is an American guitarist best known for his work with the Band. He joined the reformed version of the Band in 1985 to replace original guitarist Robbie Robertson.
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- Jim weider project percolater musig im stern muri switzerland
- Jim weider s project percolator the maze live at iridium 9 21 11
- Biography
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Jim weider s project percolator the maze live at iridium 9 21 11
Biography
A native of Woodstock, New York, Weider was born in 1951 and began playing guitar at age 11. Some of his early influences included Chuck Berry, James Burton and Scotty Moore. While still a teenager in Woodstock, he became acquainted with Levon Helm and was exposed to the Band's music. Weider went on to become an accomplished studio session player in cities such as Atlanta and Nashville but eventually returned to Woodstock and was invited to become the Band's sole guitarist in 1985, remaining until the group's dissolution in 2000 following the death of Rick Danko in late 1999.
Weider's main instrument is the Fender Telecaster, but he also plays a vintage 1960s Silvertone electric guitar (primarily for slide) and a vintage 1960s Guild Starfire III. For amplification, Weider uses a combination of Fender amplifiers and his own signature series JW40 amp, designed in conjunction with Fargen Amplification, Inc. He is also the co-designer of the AnalogMan King of Tone pedal, which he uses on his pedalboard.
In addition to his work with the Band and his own musical group, the Jim Weider Band, Weider has performed and recorded with numerous other musicians, including Robbie Dupree, Dr. John, Graham Parker, Keith Richards and Bob Weir. He is also featured in several instructional videos produced by Homespun Video. Following the departure of Jimmy Vivino in early 2009, Weider performed with the Levon Helm Band until Helm's death in 2012.
The latest incarnation of The Band's history, The Weight Band, originated inside the barn of Levon Helm in 2012 when Jim Weider and Randy Ciarlante, both former members of The Band, were performing “Songs of The Band” with Garth Hudson, Jimmy Vivino and Byron Isaacs.[6] After receiving support from fans, Weider, Ciarlante and Isaacs decided to continue the tradition of performing songs from The Band and invited Brian Mitchell and Marty Grebb[2]-who contributed to both the Jericho and Jubilation albums- to complete their sound. The Weight Band later added Albert Rogers (2016) and Michael Bram (2017).
In July 2017, PBS's Infinity Hall Live program began airing a televised performance by The Weight Band, featuring new music by the band.