In Memoriam: John Weider
circa March 2025
John Weider (1947–2025)
Los Angeles, United States
John Weider — bassist, violinist and guitarist — died in Los Angeles in March 2025 aged 77. He joined Family in April 1969 after Ric Grech’s departure and remained through June 1971, playing on “No Mule’s Fool,” A Song for Me, Anyway, the Old Songs New Songs overdubs and “In My Own Time” His post-Family work included Stud, Moonrider and a varied solo catalogue. No exact March day has been substantiated.
