Keith Richards Honors Elvis Presley Guitarist at Hall of Fame
Keith Richards made a shock look final evening at the Country Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony for former Elvis Presley guitarist James Burton. The honoree was reportedly unaware that Richards was to look till he was truly launched on stage by the corridor of fame and museum CEO Kyle Young.
Richards was then joined by Rolling Stones drummer Steve Jordan and others for a ragged run-through of “I Can’t Dance.” Gram Parsons lined the previous Tom T. Hall track with Burton on 1974’s Grievous Angel. The onstage lineup included present Eagles touring member Vince Gill and Emmylou Harris, with whom Burton has an extended collaborative historical past, as properly.
“What a surprise. They’re all my heroes, all these guys I work with,” Burton mentioned. “And I want to thank God for giving me a small part of being with these people. I’m so honored; I love them all.”
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Elvis Costello additionally led an replace of “Believe What You Say,” a Ricky Nelson track from 1958 that Burton performed on as a teen. Richards sat with Burton on the entrance row, earlier than main an all-star closing jam. “We made it, James,” he added earlier than they received underway.
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When Did James Burton Play With Elvis Presley?
Burton, a Louisiana native, memorably recorded and toured with Presley from 1969 till his demise in 1977. That adopted a tenure with Nelson from 1957-68. He additionally was featured on a pair of Beach Boys albums, on 1967’s Buffalo Springfield Again and on a half dozen Monkees LPs. He appeared on the Byrds’ 1968 album The Notorious Byrd Brothers, collaborated with Joni Mitchell’s For the Roses in 1972 and did studio work with Costello for roughly a decade starting with 1986’s King of America.
At the identical time, Burton has performed on dozens and dozens of nation albums. “He made an impact on the world with his playing and he was quite the showman,” Gill mentioned whereas honoring Burton.
John Anderson and Toby Keith have been additionally inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame at the CMA Theater in Nashville. Keith died earlier this yr.
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