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Master of The Telecaster
Guitarist
Jim Weider, a master of classic telecaster guitar, is renowned for his rock and blues-based signature sound. He is among a select group of musicians with an endorsement from Fender and, for the past three decades, he's earned enormous respect from fellow musicians and music fans throughout the world.
Born and raised in the famed arts colony of Woodstock, NY, Jim received great acclaim during his long tenure (1985-2000) as lead guitarist (replacing Robbie Robertson) for Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame inductees, The Band. During 15 years of international touring with original members Levon Helm, Garth Hudson and Rick Danko, Jim was featured on numerous albums, films, videos and television appearances. Highlights included a 1990 performance with The Band and Ronnie Hawkins at The Berlin Wall concert produced by Roger Waters of Pink Floyd; several cable TV specials (notably "The Bob Dylan Tribute" at Madison Square Garden; "The Road," and "This Country's Rocking"); a performance and recording at the "Unofficial Blue Jean Bash" for President Clinton's 1993 Inaugural Ball, with special guests Bob Dylan, Steven Stills and Dr. John; a 1994 pay-per-view concert telecast from the Woodstock '94 Festival; and a 1995 appearance on the A&E Biography documentary "The Authorized Video Biography The Band" for cable TV and video, released by ABC Video.
Jim furthered his reputation as a versatile and talented guitarist in performances and recordings with Scotty Moore, Keith Richards, Los Lobos, Graham Parker, Taj Mahal, Mavis Staples, Hot Tuna, Bob Weir/Rat Dog, Johnny Paycheck, James Talley, Kim Wilson, Paul Butterfield, Robbie Dupree, among many others.
In 1997 Jim produced and played on Paul Burlison's CD, Train Kept - A Rollin' (Sweetfish Records)) with special guests, The Band, Kim Wilson, Los Lobos, Mavis Staples and Rocky & Billy Burnette. He also recorded and filmed All The King's Men, Scotty Moore's Sweetfish Records release, including the track "Deuce and a Quarter" with Levon Helm, Keith Richards, D.J. Fontana. Five 2000 and 2001 releases showcase Jim's songwriting talents, including Kenny Neal's Telarc releases (What You Get and One Step Closer)&Deborah Colemans(What about Love) the title cut of Bill Perry's Fired Up (Blind Pig); and tunes on new CDs by Jonell Mosser and Colin Linden,Cindy Cashdollar, and on the new 2004 Alligator release ,Jim co-wrote the single and Title of Mavis Staples new album (Have a Little Faith)and played guitar on five tracks.
For Homespun Video, Jim has produced six of the internationally distributed company's best selling instructional video tapes/DVD's : Get That Classic Fender Sound, Rockabilly Guitar (two-video set), Electric Country Blues (two-video set), and his 2000 release, Basic Licks and Classic Solos for Electric Blues Guitar.
Jim is currently touring in the North East and playing great instrumentals from his new CD Percolator. His band is totally kick ass with Mitch Stein-guitar, Rodney Holmes-drums, Ron Jenkins-Bass and of course Jim on lead guitar.
If you need a copy of his CD for airplay contact Scott Kuchler at scottk@generation-media.com or call him at 631 846-6231.
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