Derek John Blue Weaver (born 11 March 1947, Cardiff, Wales) is a British keyboard player, session musician, songwriter and record producer. He also played behind the Bee Gees at the initiation of his former Amen Corner colleague drummer Dennis Bryon, who had joined their backing band a year earlier during their successful 1975-79 period, taking in such highlights as Jive Talkin, You Should Be Dancing and the bands famous contributions Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. The three piece backing band of Weaver, Bryon and the perennial Bee Gees sidesman, Alan Kendall, played on the Bee Gees albums, Main Course, Children of the World, Here at Last... Bee Gees... Live and Spirits Having Flown. Unusually, Weaver featured as a co-composer on a small handful of Bee Gees numbers including (Our Love) Dont Throw It All Away, made a hit by the groups younger brother Andy Gibb. Weaver also co-composed the songs for Jimmy Ruffins 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 Gibbs duet with Marcy Levy, Help Me. As of 2009. Happy Birthday Blue Weaver!
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 08:16:43 +0000
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