James Burton

James Burton

Musician · US · b. 1939

rock and roll

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Discography

Albums
Guitar HeroesGuitar Heroes2015

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James Burton: The Early Years 1956-1969James Burton: The Early Years 1956-19692013

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The Guitar Sounds of James BurtonThe Guitar Sounds of James Burton1997

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Corn Pickin' and Slick Slidin'Corn Pickin' and Slick Slidin'1993

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Label

Record label
Stony Plain Records

Achievements

Award
Keats-Shelley Prize for Poetry
Award
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Groups

  • Jim & Joecurrent
  • Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroescurrent
  • The Confederatescurrent
  • The Dream Playerscurrent
  • The Shadowscurrent
  • The Zip‐Codescurrent

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Passport
Country

US

Born

1939-08-21

Instruments

guitar

Identifiers & aliases

Also known as: James Edward Burton

Disambiguation

guitarist

ISNI

0000000116919116

Description

American guitarist

Extract from Wikipedia

James Edward Burton is an American guitarist. A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 2001, Burton has also been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum. He was elected into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2024. Critic Mark Deming writes that "Burton has a well-deserved reputation as one of the finest guitar pickers in either country or rock ... Burton is one of the best guitar players to ever touch a fretboard." He is ranked number 24 in Rolling Stone list of 250 greatest guitarists of all time.

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