James Burton (Elvis) holds The James Burton International Guitar Fest http://www.jamesburtonmusic.com/ each around his birthday. This year's fest is Aug 21 & 22.

Also at the event Mr Burton wants to break a world's record by having the most players playing one song http://tinyurl.com/mjgqj6. This event is free, and will be filmed for Youtube.

I'll be there, Mr Burton is a good friend of mine, here I am with Mr Burton, and my friend Travis .

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Tony Houston

That sounds cool!

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I didn't Lose my mind, I traded it for this guitar.

That would be way cool to attend and participate.

Gil

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That does sound like fun.

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can't attend the event, so just waiting on youtube

TH , Bro , if you could take a pic when there for the record , super kool , would attend if it was here in the windy city , love to see a pic and read or hear the story though.

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Dammit, that could be cool to be part of
Looking forward to pics and videos

thouston,I wish I could be there but even more than that I wish I could say I am friends with the GREAT JAMES BURTON one of the greatest players to grace this planet.I have always been a huge fan,and I bet he is as humble in real life as he comes of in every interview I have read or dvd I own.

watching 7000 guitar players playing 1 song together is much better than watching Tiago De La Vega playing Flight of the Bumble Bee in 320 bpm
so I really really need to watch this on YouTube!

Yes, he is and really a nice man. I hadn't met him before the first James Burton International Guitar Fest, but I did write him before the event. I wrote him to ask that if he could spend a few minutes with me & my friend Travis.

You see, Travis gave me my first guitar almost 35yrs ago, and we've been friends for almost 40yrs. That kind act changed my life, forever. Travis is a big Elvis fan, and I knew if we met Mr Burton that it would just blow his mind, and it did!

But, I really didn't have to write the letter, Mr Burton was so nice to us, and filmed us as part of his personal video footage. .
I also got to jam with Mr. Burton, and from that he respected as a guitar player as well
If you can come to the event, it will be fun.

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I know that ticket are going fast for the big Elvis show, so if you want to attend the concert, you better get tickets ASAP.

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Tony Houston

That's a LOT of people! It's pretty cool though! Have fun.

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[quote="thouston"]James Burton

Wonder if our man Lite'nin Hopkins is close enough to this to be part of it

Doc

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You're jokin' right? Lightnin' Hopkins passed in '82, but he played, and recorded in Shreveport quite a lot.

Also, the 'Break the Record' page has been updated, it's suggested that you register if you plan to sttend http://www.james-burton.net/worldrecord/index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=registers

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Tony Houston

You're jokin' right? Lightnin' Hopkins passed in '82, but he played, and recorded in Shreveport quite a lot.


No joke at all One our group, "fhopkins', has been beknighted by yours truly as "Lite'nin". That's what we call him He's a Louisiana guy as well.

Do you know of the Seattle 'Louie Louie' event similar to the one Burton is planning? I think it s an annual thing.

As an aside, looking closely at that photo of the two of you, I wondered what happened to that fresh faced kid who used to stand left and rear of Ricky Nelson 50 years ago. Then I went and looked in the mirror and asked myself the same question.

You are fortunate to have that friendship. I regret that time and location will prevent me from participating, but I wish you both the best.

Doc.