Alex Weir (musician)

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Alex Weir
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Background information
OriginUnited States
Genres
Occupation Musician
Instrument Guitar
LabelsHomespun Video
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Alex Weir is an American guitarist.

Weir came to prominence in the 1970s with the funk/R&B band the Brothers Johnson. He is the cousin of fellow band members George and Louis Johnson. [1]

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He went on to work with the bands Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club, both on their albums and in concert. [2] He appears in Talking Heads' 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense .

Additionally, Weir has worked as a session musician with a variety of artists, including Toni Childs. He worked on several Jerry Harrison (of Talking Heads) solo albums, including the critically acclaimed Casual Gods , released in 1988. The album spawned the US Mainstream Rock chart hit single "Rev It Up", which peaked at No. 7 in late 1987. [2]

Discography

[3]

with the Brothers Johnson
with Talking Heads
Session work
YearArtistAlbumCredit(s)
1982Geri LoganCome and Get ItGuitar
Dunn & Bruce StreetOfficial Business
1983 Tom Tom Club Close to the Bone
1988 Toni Childs Union
Jerry Harrison Casual Gods Guitar, bass guitar
1990 Walk on Water Guitar, co-writer, co-producer
1995 General Public Rub It Better Guitar
1999GereeThrough These Eyes

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "Louis Johnson obituary". The Guardian. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Alex Weir - Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Alex Weir - Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved August 5, 2022.


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