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Derek John "Blue" Weaver (born 11 March 1947) is a Welsh rock keyboardist, session musician, songwriter and record producer.

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Blue Weaver
Blue Weaver in 2008
Background information
Birth name	Derek John Weaver
Also known as	Blue Weaver
Born	(1947-03-11) 11 March 1947 (age 75) Cardiff, Wales
Genres	Progressive rock disco folk rock soul pop
Occupation(s)	Musician composer songwriter producer
Instrument(s)	Keyboards
Years active	1960s–present
Labels	A&M RSO Records Immediate Deram
Formerly of	Amen Corner Fair Weather Strawbs Streetwalkers Bee Gees Chicago Mott the Hoople
Website	blueweaver.com

Career

Weaver's career as a musician began as a co-founding member of 1960s Welsh rock band Amen Corner and its successor Fair Weather. In 1971, Weaver joined Strawbs after keyboardist Rick Wakeman departed to join Yes,[1] contributing notable keyboard and Mellotron parts on Grave New World and Bursting at the Seams, the bands' most successful and critically-acclaimed albums. Weaver left Strawbs in 1973 and toured with Mott the Hoople on their US tour with supporting act Queen.[2] The following year, he toured with Streetwalkers.

In 1975, former Amen Corner bandmate Dennis Bryon, who had begun playing drums in The Bee Gees backing band the year before, suggested Weaver as a replacement keyboardist for the band following the departure of Geoff Westley. The three-piece backing band of Weaver, Bryon and the perennial Bee Gees sideman, Alan Kendall, played on the Bee Gees' albums Main Course (1975), Children of the World (1976), Here at Last... Bee Gees... Live (1977), and Spirits Having Flown (1979), as well as the band's famous contributions on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, including songs like "Jive Talkin'" and "You Should Be Dancing".[3] Though not credited, Weaver greatly influenced the hit song "How Deep Is Your Love".[4]

As a songwriter and composer, Weaver was credited as a co-composer on Andy Gibb's hit song, "(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away", as well as songs for Jimmy Ruffin's 1980 album Sunrise with Robin Gibb as lyricist, including the hit single, "Hold On (To My Love)". Weaver composed the soundtrack for the film Times Square, again collaborating with Robin Gibb on Gibb's duet with Marcy Levy, "Help Me". In 1980, Weaver worked as a session player for the Pet Shop Boys.

As of 2009, Weaver was a director and supporter of the Music Producers Guild.

References

External links

• Official website
• Official blog & BluTube
• The Music Producers Guild
• Blue Weaver at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Blue Weaver

Blue Weaver, eigentlich Derek John Weaver (* 11. März 1947 in Cardiff, Wales) ist ein britischer Keyboarder, Songwriter und Musikproduzent.

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- [en] Blue Weaver

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[es] Blue Weaver

Blue Weaver (nacido como Derek John Weaver, 11 de marzo de 1947, Cardiff, Gales) es un teclista británico, escritor de canciones y productor musical. Exmiembro de la banda Amen Corner y de su sucesor Fair Weather, él reemplazó a Rick Wakeman en Strawbs cuando Wakeman dejó dicha banda para unirse a Yes. Dejó Strawbs en 1975 para trabajar con The Bee Gees, donde se mantuvo con ellos durante 5 años. Ha tenido una gran carrera como músico, tocando con grupos como Mott the Hoople y Pet Shop Boys. Él compuso el soundtrack de la película, Times Square.

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[fr] Blue Weaver

Blue Weaver, de son vrai nom Derek John Weaver, est un claviériste britannique né le 11 mars 1947 à Cardiff. Il a joué avec les groupes Amen Corner, Fair Weather et The Strawbs, il a accompagné Mott The Hoople en tournée en 1973 avant de rejoindre les Bee Gees à partir de 1975 jusqu'en 1979.

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[ru] Уивер, Блю

Блю Уивер (англ. Blue Weaver; урождённый Дерек Джон Уивер, англ. Derek John Weaver; 11 марта 1947; Кардифф, Уэльс) — британский сессионный музыкант, клавишник и автор песен, музыкальный продюсер. Наиболее известен по сотрудничеству с популярной группой Bee Gees.

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