James Burton
- January 4, 2024
- Guitarist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | James Burton |
| Occupation | Guitarist |
| Date Of Birth | Aug 21, 1939(1939-08-21) |
| Age | 85 |
| Birthplace | Dubberly |
| Country | United States |
| Horoscope | Leo |
James Burton Biography
| Name | James Burton |
| Birthday | Aug 21 |
| Birth Year | 1939 |
| Place Of Birth | Dubberly |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Leo |
James Burton is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on August 21, 1939 in Dubberly, United States. Louisiana-born guitarist whose signature twangy sound inspired artists like Vince Gill and Johnny Cash.
In 1967, at the height of the rock ‘n’ roll era, he recorded tracks on Jim Messina and Buffalo Springfield’s hit second album, Again.
Born in London, Burton studied at Westminster Abbey Choir School and he became head chorister of the Choir of Westminster Abbey in 1987. He was awarded a music scholarship to Radley College, and a choral scholarship to St John’s College Cambridge, where his initial interest in conducting was encouraged by Christopher Robinson. Burton holds a master’s degree from the Peabody Conservatory, where he studied orchestral conducting with Frederik Prausnitz and Gustav Meier.
Burton was Music Director of the St. Endellion Easter Festival from 2007 to 2013, succeeding Richard Hickox.
He was born in Louisiana’s Webster Parish. He later married Louise Burton.
James Burton Net Worth
| Net Worth | $4 Million |
| Source Of Income | Guitarist |
| House | Living in own house. |
James Burton is one of the richest Guitarist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, James Burton 's net worth $4 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
His first two guitars were acoustics; however, he hit his stride in 1953, when he began playing on a telecaster. By age fourteen, he was already booking professional gigs.
A regular guitarist on Ozzie and Harriet, he was a big influence on Elvis Presley.
James Burton (born 1974) is a British conductor and composer. He is currently the Boston Symphony Orchestra Choral Director and Conductor of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus.
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Facts & Trivia
James Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. James Burton celebrates birthday on August 21 of every year.
The Lost Words has 12 short movements which are settings of words from the award-winning 2017 book The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris. Commissioned jointly by the Hallé Concerts Society and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, movements of the work were performed in 2019 by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Symphony Children’s Choir at the Tanglewood Festival, and by the Southbank Sinfonia and the National Youth Choir of Great Britain at the BBC Proms.
Who was Elvis Presley's lead guitar player?
Elvis’ Guitarist James Burton : ‘I Went Professional When I Was 14’ Burton played in Ricky Nelson’s band, and has been on hundreds of recordings, including those by Frank Sinatra and Johnny Cash.
When did James Burton start playing with Elvis?
In 1986 , Burton teamed up with singer/songwriter Elvis Costello. He played on Costello’s ‘King of America’ album and also toured with him as part of ‘The Confederates’.
Where is James Burton from?
Dubberly, LA
Was James Burton part of the wrecking crew?
While he was still a teenager, Burton left Shreveport for Los Angeles, where he joined Ricky Nelson – Singer’s band. . There, he made numerous recordings as a session musician, and became part of The Wrecking Crew.
Why did Scotty and Bill leave Elvis?
With frustrations mounting , Scotty Moore and Bill Black came to the difficult decision to leave the band in 1957. “He [Elvis] promised us that the more he made the more we would make. But it hasn’t worked out that way,” Moore told a newspaper soon after his dteparture.