When I told my school teacher I was going to be a professional musician, he laughed.

Guitarist Bert Weedon, who played with stars including Frank Sinatra and inspired millions to pick up the instrument with his 'Play In A Day' books, has died at the age of 91.

FAMILY, friends and colleagues of skiffle star Lonnie Donegan packed a church yesterday to pay tribute to a legend of the British pop scene.