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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. He went on to work with the bands Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club, both on their albums and in concert.
Guitarist/vocalist George and bassist/vocalist Louis formed the band Johnson Three Plus One with older brother Tommy and their cousin Alex Weir while attending school in Los Angeles, California. When they became professionals, the band backed such touring R&B acts as Bobby Womack and the Supremes .
- Brothers Johnson
- 1975–1982, 1984–2015
Sep 20, 2023 · By “Stop Making Sense,” the band had added five Black musicians as auxiliary members: guitarist Alex Weir, exuberant percussionist Steve Scales, singers Lynn Mabry and Ednah Holt, and Bernie...
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Sep 20, 2023 · Touring bandmates Steve Scales (percussion), Bernie Worrell (synthesizers), Alex Weir (guitar), and Edna Holt and Lynn Mabry (backing vocals) soon enter the picture, all African-Americans...
Sep 27, 2023 · The conceptual tour, which featured a series of slides and images on projection screens and an expanded lineup—including singers Ednah Holt and Lynn Mabry, keyboardist Bernie Worrell, guitarist...
Mar 18, 2022 · 27 views 1 year ago. 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...
