Felix Weir (October 8, 1884 – 1978) was an active African-American violinist during the early 20th century.
He had planned to stay up to three years, but his uncle, David Weir, the owner of a catering business in Chicago, died unexpectedly in 1905, and the family urged Felix to return home.
Miller and Aubrey Lyles and music by Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle.
Later, in 1920, Weir founded the Negro String Quartet,[4] with Weir and Arthur Boyd as first and second violins, Hall Johnson playing viola, and Marion Combo playing the cello.
Weir was also a devoted teacher, teaching music and orchestra in public schools in Washington, D.C.