A consummate picker and the master of economic understatement and pristine taste, guitar-for-hire James Burton has carved out a reputation as the ultimate sideman, whose eloquent licks embellished and enhanced everything he played on. Rightly deified for his work with Ricky Nelson and much later, Elvis Presley, he laid down the blueprint for late 60s/early 70s Country-Rock, and has continued to ply his trade into the 21st Century. This compilation presents a unique snapshot of his early career as a sideman, initially as a teenager, recording in Louisiana. Featured artists include Dale Hawkins, Bob Luman, David Houston, Bobby Lee Trammell, Ricky Nelson, Dorsey Burnette and Glen Campbell, alongside less readily-known names like James Wilson & The Jimmie-Cats, The Shadows, Maylon Humphries, Tommy Cassel and The Shacklefords, plus a rare, live solo performance recorded at the Town Hall Party. As you would doubtless expect, this set includes a number of collectable rarities you'll be hard pushed to find elsewhere on CD......
1. JAMES WILSON & THE JIMMIE-CATS - YOU WON'T KNOW WHY TILL I'M GONE 2. JAMES WILSON & THE JIMMIE-CATS - WILSON BLUES 3. THE SHADOWS - JUMPING WITH SHADOWS (demo) 4. THE SHADOWS - SHADOW ROCK (demo) 5. DALE HAWKINS - IF YOU PLEASE ME (demo) 6. DALE HAWKINS - SUZIE Q (alternate take) 7. DALE HAWKINS - DON'T TREAT ME THIS WAY 8. BOB LUMAN - ALL NIGHT LONG 9 BOB LUMAN - RED CADILLAC AND A BLACK MUSTACHE 10. BOB LUMAN - THIS IS THE NIGHT 11. THE SHADOWS - THE CREEP 12. DAVID HOUSTON - ONE AND ONLY 13. DAVID HOUSTON - THE TEENAGE FRANKIE & JOHNNIE 14. MAYLON HUMPHRIES - WORRIED BOUT YOU BABY 15. BOBBY LEE TRAMMELL - SHIRLEY LEE 16. BOBBY LEE TRAMMELL - I SURE DO LOVE YOU BABY 17. RICKY NELSON - BELIEVE WHAT YOU SAY 18. RICKY NELSON - MY BUCKET'S GOT A HOLE IN IT 19. RICKY & JAMES PLAYING ACOUSTIC GUITAR - TRAMBONE (Live) 20. TOMMY CASSEL - GO AHEAD ON 21. TOMMY CASSEL - RUN ALONG LITTLE GIRL 22. TOMMY CASSEL - ROCKIN 'ROCK AND A ROLLIN' STONE 23. TOMMY CASSEL - IT AIN'T WHAT YOU GOT 24. DORSEY BURNETTE - MISERY 25. DORSEY BURNETTE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT 26. RICKY NELSON - JUST A LITTLE TOO MUCH 27. BOB LUMAN - I GOT A WOMAN (live) 28. RICKY NELSON - HELLO MARY LOU 29. BOB LUMAN - MY BABY WALKS ALL OVER ME (live) 30. BOB LUMAN - BAND INTROS / MILK COW BLUES (live) 31. JAMES BURTON - CANNONBALL RAG (live) 32. RICK NELSON - SUMMERTIME 33. THE GREEN RIVER BOYS FEATURING GLEN CAMPBELL - TRUCK DRIVIN 'MAN 34. THE GREEN RIVER BOYS FEATURING GLEN CAMPBELL - LONESOME JAILHOUSE BLUES 35. THE SHACKOME JAILHOUSE BLUES
