Woodstock native Jim Weider got a chance to prove his mettle in the mid-80s when he stepped up to replace Robbie Robertson in The Band. Here, he tells us his story – and how a ’52 Tele came ...

Photo by Michael Bram / Jim Weider, center and The Weight will perform a collection of originals as well as songs Weider played as a member of The Band and with Levon Helm tonight, Nov. 12 Songbirds.

For Woodstock native Jim Weider, his beloved '52 Fender Telecaster was one of the few stable things in his life – and it would carry him through his career with The Band, after he took on the ...

Woodstock native Jim Weider got a chance to prove his mettle in the mid-80s when he stepped up to replace Robbie Robertson in The Band. Here, he tells us his story – and how a ’52 Tele came ...

F or Woodstock native Jim Weider, his beloved '52 Fender Telecaster was one of the few stable things in his life – and it would carry him through his career with The Band, after he took on the ...