Over his lengthy but staggered career, Weaver worked with various musicians including the Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, John Lee Hooker, Nathaniel Mayer, the Miracles, Martha Reeves, Nolan Strong & the Diablos, Andre Williams, Nancy Wilson, and Stevie Wonder.
[1] They played jump blues and jazz numbers in the early 1950s, and won numerous talent contests, including several at the Warfield Theater in Hastings Street.
Neither release was a commercial success, but they brought Weaver to the attention of Berry Gordy Jr.[1] They played on early Tamla recordings, notably the Miracles' million-selling "Shop Around".
[3] Their tenure there was short-lived, but Blue Note Orchestra members James Jamerson, Eddie Willis, and Benny Benjamin later were among Motown's in-house backing musicians, the Funk Brothers.
In 2002, Weaver recorded with fellow Detroit veterans Stanley Mitchell and Kenny Martin, billed as the Motor City Rhythm & Blues Pioneers.