Bert Weedon – a career in pictures

American guitarist Duane Eddy poses with Bert Weedon in 1960. Weedon was one of the first British musicians to incorporate American rock'n'roll into his guitar style Photograph: V&A Images/Getty Images

Bert Weedon in 1987, the year he released a video version of his guitar manual Play in a Day, which promised that 'a beginner can play in a group in only 25 minutes'
Photograph: John Londei/Rex Features

Bert Weedon on stage in 1965. His compositions from the 60s included Sorry Robbie (1960), China Doll and the much-recorded Ginchy (both 1961) Photograph: Dezo Hoffmann/Rex Features

Bert Weedon posing with a guitar playing puppet in 1965. From the late 1950s to the mid-1960s he was a regular in a series of children's shows Photograph: Keystone/Getty Images

Bert Weedon with Russ Conway on the Russ Conway Show in 1960 Photograph: Popperfoto/Getty Images

Bert Weedon chills out at his home in Wembley in 1963 with his guitar lying beside him Photograph: Chris Ware/Getty Images

Weedon at Buckingham Palace after receiving his OBE in 2001 Photograph: Photoshot/Hulton Archive