James Burton: The Early Years 1956 - 1969 on CD
The Early Years 1956 - 1969
Conventional CD, playable with all CD players and computer drives, but also with most SACD or multiplayers.
- Label:
- Ace
- Item number:
- 9805502
- UPC/EAN:
- 0029667046824
- Release date:
- 26.9.2011
James Burton gilt als eine lebende Legende: Er prägte nicht nur die Geschichte der Country- und Rock‘n Roll-Musik, sondern er wurde zum Vorbild für eine ganze Generation von Country- und Rock-Gitarristen.
Von 1958 bis 1964 spielte er in der Band von Rick Nelson. Burton wurde zu einem der gefragtesten Session-Gitarristen im amerikanischen Musikbusiness. Sein Sound verhalf nicht zuletzt Elvis Presley zu seinem Comeback. Außerdem arbeitete er mit Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Emmylou Harris Johnny Cash oder Gram Parsons. 1968 wurde Burton für den ‘Country Music Award’ als ‘Best Lead Guitar’ nominiert. Es folgten noch sieben weitere Nominierungen, bevor er den Award erhielt. In der Kategorie ‘Sidemen‘ wurde James Burton im Jahr 2001 endlich auch in die ‘Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame‘ aufgenommen – Keith Richards hielt die Rede. Wesentlichen Anteil hatte Burton am Erfolg Elvis Presleys Anfang der 1970er Jahre. Dies machte ihn auch einem breiten Publikum bekannt.
Burton gilt als der perfekte Repräsentant des amerikanischen Schmelztiegels unterschiedlicher musikalischer Stile vom Blues über Country bis zum Jazz und zum Rock 'n‘ Roll. Ace Records würdigt den Gitarristen nun mit einer zweiteiligen Retrospektive bei der die Zeit von 1957-1969 den Anfang macht. 28 ausgesuchte Songs von Ricky Nelson, Lee Hazlewood, Everly Brothers, Dale Hawkins, Buffalo Springfield, Merle Haggard, Glen Campbell u. v.a. sind enthalten. 10 Tracks allein haben ihr CD-Debüt auf einem Sampler der natürlich wieder mit umfangreichen Linernotes und Archiv-Bildern im Booklet ausgestattet ist. Teil 2 folgt dann später mit Beiträgen von Elvis Presley, Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris u. v.a.
Product Information
The story of James Burton’s early years told in this fine new compilation revolves around fast recognition of his talents by key US musicians who witnessed the teenager’s playing enhancing records with distinctive and memorable licks. A similar recognition occurred in far off North London in 1967 when I began to track down albums on which Burton featured for another precociously talented guitarist, Richard Thompson, who during the early days of Fairport Convention was soaking up so may diverse musical influences. Richard had heard Burton’s playing on some Rick Nelson tracks and enthusiastically asked if I could find as many of Rick’s albums on the Brunswick label as possible. Amongst the ones located were “Spotlight On Rick”, “For You”, “The Very Thought Of You” and possibly the cream of the crop, 1966’s “Bright Lights And Country Music”. It was on the latter that Burton was the only musician name-checked by Rick, a most unusual accolade at that time. Having listened to the album with Richard, a swift return to the shop quickly secured a second copy for my own collection.
James Burton’s story really kicked off with his distinctive playing on Dale Hawkins’ ‘Suzie-Q’ in 1957, though earlier work is included here. Soon after he worked with producer Jimmie Haskell on enhancing key tracks from Bob Luman and Bobby Lee Trammel, but the next step up came when Haskell introduced him to Rick Nelson. Burton was still only 17 in 1958, but immediately became the cornerstone for Rick’s road and recording band as he entered his halcyon hit days. Having such a strong back-up guitarist must have given the shy singer a great deal of added confidence. James Burton was to Rick Nelson as Scotty Moore was to Elvis, and Hank Marvin to Cliff Richard.
With his work with Rick Nelson came credibility within the recording industry, allowing Burton to fully develop a session career that was every bit as important. The 60s saw him working with Lee Hazlewood, the Everly Brothers, Merle Haggard and even Buffalo Springfield on Richie Furay’s ‘A Child’s Claim To Fame’. Along the way he found time to be part of the Shindogs, the house band for the Shindig TV show, and a brace of their released tracks are also included. As Burton acknowledges, it can be quite easy for fans to miss much of his prolific work, including as it did playing with artists such as Nat King Cole, Ray Charles, Sinatra and Elvis. This comp not only begins to tell the story, but also illuminates the darker corners via rare recordings that are so beloved of collectors. A second volume is planned that will take in Emmylou Harris, Gram Parsons and Elvis, but for now let’s marvel at Burton’s journey from Shreveport’s Louisiana Hayride house band in 1957 to the later 60s when he was fully established as the guitarist that everybody wanted in their corner.
By Kingsley Abbott
(acerecords. co. uk)
Rezensionen
,,Die aktuelle Compilation, u. a. mit Aufnahmen unter dem Pseudonym Jimmy Dobro, könnte der Auftakt zu einer weiteren, wunderbaren Ace-Reihe sein." (Good Times, Dezember 2011 / Januar 2012)
,,Der gefeierte Meistergitarrist, der Elvis' letzte Jahre begleitete" (Rolling Stone, März 2012)
Disk 1 von 1 (CD)
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1 Susie Q
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2 Red hot
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3 Shirley Lee
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4 My babe
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5 Cannonball rag
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6 Don't Leave Me This Way
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7 The Creep
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8 Stop Sneakin' Around
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9 Swamp surfer
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10 Make Up Your Mind Baby
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11 Fireball mail
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12 Blood From A Stone
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13 Real live fool
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14 Daisy Mae
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15 Everybody listen to the Dobro
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16 The guitar player (The ballad of James Burton)
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17 Jimmy's blues
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18 Poor boy looking for a home
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19 C.C. Rider
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20 Love lost
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21 A child's claim to fame
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22 If You Want To Be My Woman
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23 Moonshine
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24 Corn pickin'
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25 Someday, someday
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26 Why
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27 Just for a while
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28 Tryin' To Be Someone
