Okay, I failed miserably as a guitarist, but here's some clips of the master, James Burton, showing how it's done B)

 

James Burton and Mystery Train

 

 

Some other great James Burton guitar clips

 

 

 

Chet Atkins, Albert Lee & James Burton - I Got A Woman

 

 

James Burton in Manchester at the weekend with Billy Swann and the Grundy Pritchard Band :dance:

 

Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On

 

 

Thanks Carole - I think I'll give up :D

Thanks Carole - I think I'll give up :D

Don't you dare, Martin :w00t: As far as I'm concerned, after James and Scotty, you're the main man when it comes to playing the guitar :cheer: :dance: :yahoo:

Here's a great clip of Dire Straits - Calling Elvis (Live) Be warned, it's almost 10 minutes long, but great stuff

 

 

and whilst we're at it, here's a clip of 2 Elvis fans, Phil Lynott & Mark Knopfler performing Kings Call on The Tube :dance:

 

 

 

Polk Salad Annie (James Burton) B)

 

Just came across these clips today of Brian Setzer – formerly of the Stray Cats B)

 

Brian Setzer visited a small vintage guitar shop of Japan in 1992 with Rich Modica who was the guitar tech of Brian Setzer. This live was performed there at the time. The guitar and the amp were prepared by the shop, so the guitar is not his guitar. Brian Setzer performed only for just several customers who were there for nothing. He seldom does such a thing now, so this is a very rare and precious clip.

 

Just Because

 

 

Your Cheatin' Heart

 

 

Mystery Train

 

Scotty Moore & Eric Clapton - That's All Right

 

 

Scotty Moore & Eric Clapton - Mystery Train

 

 

Scotty Moore & Mark Knopfler - Baby Let's Play House

 

 

Scotty Moore & Mark Knopfler - Blue Moon Of Kentucky

 

Some cool footage of James Burton playing on Beale Street this last Elvis Week :dance:

 

 

 

James Burton Receives Lifetime Achievement Award B)

 

Elvis’ lead guitarist has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Governor's Arts Awards in Baton Rouge.

 

From Shreveport, Louisiana… as Elvis would say, James Burton also played guitar on stage, and in sessions, for artists including Rick Nelson, John Denver, The Everly Brothers, The Beach Boys, Jerry Lee Lewis, Merle Haggard, Sonny and Cher and many more, and has also inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

 

Elvis fans can still see James Burton as he continues to tour with Elvis’ TCB band and back home in Louisiana, James has established the James Burton Foundation, which is dedicated to raising money to provide technical training, music lessons and free guitars to young musicians.

 

Source: Elvis UK On-line / Updated: Oct 12, 2007

 

Emmylou Harris and the Hot Band with Glen D. Hardin and James Burton at Victoria Theatre, London, Nov 15th, 1975 – Shop Around

 

James plays his guitar behind his head in this clip B)

 

 

Here's a pic of James recently wearing a nice shirt

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here's the shirt I got for Christmas :rolleyes:

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Edited December 28, 200717 yr by lonesome cowboy

Here's a pic of James recently wearing a nice shirt

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here's the shirt I got for Christmas :rolleyes:

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You know what I'm going to say next, Martin ;) Want to see a pic of you recreating James' pose and wearing that fantastic shirt :dance:

I'll need to buy a new guitar and probably some new hands to recreate James :rolleyes:

C. F. Martin Commemorative Limited & Special Editions Honor The King of Rock & Roll: Elvis Presley:

 

Elvis Presley was, is and always will be the King of rock & roll. Influenced by the pop, country, rhythm & blues and gospel music of the early 1950s, he took rock & roll from novelty to mainstream in a brilliant career that included 150 gold, platinum or multi-platinum singles and albums, 149 songs on the Billboard “Hot 100 Pop Chart,” 1,100 concert appearances, 3 television specials, 33 movies and record sales that now surpass one billion worldwide. His death in 1977 at age 42 stunned the world, but so enduring is his popularity that the 1992 United States postage stamp bearing his likeness is the top selling commemorative stamp of all time and Graceland, his home in Memphis, welcomes more than 600,000 visitors each year.

 

While best known for his singing, Elvis’ guitar playing served him well, especially in the early years of his career. His pulsing, rhythmic strumming was featured on many of his early recordings and on stage in the mid-1950s, when Martin was his guitar. He began with a used 000-18 in 1954, but within months had traded it in for a 1942 Martin D-18. The next year he got a 1955 D-28; fitted with a custom-tooled leather cover with his name across the lower bout, it became perhaps his most recognized acoustic due to the many Elvis concert photos in which it appears

 

A Martin also was Elvis’ main acoustic at the end of his career. He played a mid-1970s D-28 during his last concert tour and it was the last guitar he played on stage in June of 1977. The instrument was packed and ready to go back out on the road with Elvis when he died on August 16, 1977; it now resides in the collection at Graceland.

 

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In tribute to Elvis Presley on the 30th anniversary of his passing – also, coincidentally, the 175th anniversary of the Martin Guitar Company – Martin is excited to offer two exceptional commemorative edition guitars fit for the King and his legion of fans. Sporting exclusive appointments throughout, the Martin D-28M and D-28 Elvis Presley Commemorative Editions capture Elvis’ unique charisma.

Limited to just 175 guitars to mark C. F. Martin’s 175th anniversary, the D-28M Elvis Presley Commemorative Limited Edition features rare Madagascar rosewood back and sides (which closely resembles Brazilian rosewood), and an Adirondack spruce top with 5/16” scalloped Adirondack spruce braces for brilliant, powerful tone. Fine black and white inlay lines highlight the Style 28 soundhole rosette and purfling, the latter accented by elegant grained ivoroid binding.

 

The D-28 Elvis Presley Commemorative Special Edition features back and sides of East Indian rosewood and a top of Carpathian spruce. The combination of these fine tonewoods and 5/16” scalloped top bracing produces a responsive guitar with impressive volume, punch and sustain. The Style 28 rosette is matched by Style 28 purfling around the top and back. The body is bound in grained ivoroid.

 

The Elvis motif of these Dreadnoughts begins on the polished black ebony headstock just above the nut, where the silhouette of the King and his Martin – modeled after a famous 1956 photograph – are inlaid in mother of pearl and black pearl. Small pearl-bordered abalone star position marker inlays at the 5th, 7th (two), 9th, 15th, and 17th frets on the fingerboard flank Elvis’ signature at the 12th fret. The black Micarta heelcap features his “TCB Lightning Bolt” logo – a design that originated with the “Taking Care of Business” pendants Elvis gave to friends – inlaid in mother of pearl.

Classic 1950s-inspired Martin appointments common to these beautiful guitars include a 1 11/16” neck with diamond volute carved from genuine mahogany and satin finished, Grover deluxe nickel Kluson™ tuners with small oval metal buttons, the old style Martin decal logo on the headstock, black ebony fingerboard and belly bridge, genuine bone nut and saddle, and a flawless polished gloss lacquer finish with vintage-appropriate light amber aging toner on the top. In keeping with their black and white palette, these Limited Editions come with white bridge and end pins topped with black dots, and a polished and beveled black pickguard.

 

The unique tooled leather guitar cover originally created by Charles Underwood made Elvis’ D-28 instantly recognizable. Therefore, the D-28M Elvis Presley Commemorative Limited Edition is outfitted with a tooled leather guitar cover based upon Charles’ design and is delivered in a special oversized vintage Geib style hardshell case to accommodate the guitar and cover. The D-28 Elvis Presley Commemorative Special Edition may be ordered without the leather guitar cover in a vintage Geib style hardshell case, or with the cover at an extra cost, an upgrade that also includes the oversized case. Factory-installed electronics (those Martin offers without side controls) can be ordered as an extra-cost option. Left-handed instruments may be ordered at no additional cost, though tooling on the leather guitar cover cannot be reversed.

 

Each D-28M and D-28 Elvis Presley Commemorative Edition guitar bears two interior labels specially designed for these models. The primary interior label for the D-28M Elvis Presley is numbered in sequence with the total number of guitars in the edition, while the primary label for the D-28 Elvis Presley is numbered in sequence without total: both include a holographic, official “Elvis Presley Signature” sticker of authenticity. Authorized C. F. Martin dealers will begin taking orders for the Martin D-28M and D-28 Elvis Presley Commemorative Edition guitars immediately and participating dealers will be listed on the Martin Guitar website at www.martinguitar.com

 

(News, Source: Dick Boag, Martin Guitar)

 

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James Burton once again stole the show on live television. James played on Conan O' Brian's late night show, with singer/picker Jim Lauderdale. The song they did was "Honey Pie" Although there was mention that Glen Hardin and Ronnie Tutt would join the band for this occasion, they did not.

 

Source: Email / Published by: ElvisMatters - Peter Verbruggen

 

Take a look at this B) What a great guy

 

And another 1400 guitars...

 

The James Burton International Guitar Festival was created to help raise funds for the James Burton Foundation. The Foundation is dedicated to raising money to provide technical training, music lessons and free guitars to young musicians. James was fortunate that his parents sacrificed to purchase his first Fender guitar. Through his humble beginnings, James learned that a quality instrument is very important. It's been James' dream to give back to the community by helping young musicians realize their potential.

 

Over the years, James and his wife Louise have donated countless guitars to kids in need of an instrument. Yesterday, another 1400 brand new guitars were delivered at the office of the James Burton Foundation. 1400 more children will get a guitar and learn to play... That's the man James really is.

 

Published: april 8th 2008 08:37 AM.

Source: ElvisMatters / Published by: ElvisMatters - Peter Verbruggen .

School gets guitars from James Burton Foundation

 

Southern University-Shreveport has received 30 Yamaha acoustic guitars and gig bags from the James Burton Foundation to initiate a new guitar class through the university’s Continuing Education Program. The class, Acoustic Guitar For Beginners, will be offered from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. June 23 through July 14, at SUSLA’s Metro Center, 610 Texas St. Course fee is $79 and those over 12 can participate. Foundation President and Rock n Roll Hall of Fame member James Burton was to be on campus to today to present the guitars. Burton, who was Elvis Presley’s guitarist from 1969 until Presley’s death in 1977, began his own career at the age of 14 at the Louisiana Hayride. In addition to Presley, Burton is also known for his work with Rick Nelson, Jerry Lee Lewis, John Denver, and Emmylou Harris. He has recorded with thousands of other well-known artists throughout the world during his career. The legendary guitarist is still doing session work with leading artists such as Brad Paisley, who was a headliner at the first James Burton International Guitar Festival in 2005.

 

Published: june 18th 2008 12:05 AM.

Source: Email / Published by: ElvisMatters - Peter Verbruggen

 

Nice one, yet again, James

 

Chet Atkins, Albert Lee & James Burton - I Got A Woman

 

 

James Burton in Manchester at the weekend with Billy Swann and the Grundy Pritchard Band :dance:

 

Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On

 

Happy Birthday James :cheer: 69 today and still rocking :yahoo:

Yes Happy Birthday James and many more