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My Take
What strikes me about James Burton is how a kid from Dubberly, Louisiana ended up shaping the sound of rock guitar without ever needing the spotlight himself. The detail I keep coming back to is that Keith Richards gave his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction speech in 2001, calling himself a longtime fan. When one of rock's most iconic guitarists looks up to you, that tells me everything about Burton's standing among players. His later election to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2024 only confirms how rare it is to earn that kind of respect across genres. He is a player's player.
Overview
James Edward Burton (born August 21, 1939, in Dubberly, Louisiana, United States) is an American guitarist. A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 2001 (his induction speech was given by longtime fan Keith Richards), Burton has also been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum. He was elected into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2024.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- James Burton
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェームズ・バートン
- Reading
- じぇーむず・ばーとん
- Born
- August 21, 1939 (age 86)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rabbit
- Origin
- Dubberly, Louisiana, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- guitarist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1999 Keats-Shelley Prize for Poetry
- 2001 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.