BURTON, JAMES
(*1939)
BURTON, JAMES (b. Dubberly, La., August 21, 1939) Burton is a highly influential session guitarist who has had a great impact on country, rock, and pop music in general. His sharp, staccato-picking, and bluesy stylings have made him one of the most loved and most copied of all guitarists. In a long career he has recorded with hundreds of artists, from RICK NELSON and ELVIS PRESLEY to GRAM PARSONS and EMMYLOU HARRIS. Although originally strictly a country guitarist, Burton first made his mark in…