I once asked Neil Lilien about Bert Weedon, and his response was, "He's an English guy we had as an endorser years ago. He's like the Mel Bay of England."
His book "Play In A Day" was THE guitar tutor book in Britain and has sold well over 2 million copies since it's publication in 1957.
'Neville Marten, editor of
Guitar Techniques magazine, commented that Bert Weedon's contribution to the guitar world cannot be overstated: "With 'students' that number Eric Clapton, Brian May, Sting, Pete Townshend, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and countless others, Weedon could well be described as the most genuinely influential guitarist of all time."' It was the first book that I bought when started to try to learn guitar, but I have to admit that I don't really rate it, just didn't really work for me.
He was a close friend of Jim Marshall, of Marshall amplifier fame, who played drums in his band in their later years and they died within a few weeks of each other.