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Also known as James Haliburton, Burton, James, 1788-1862

British egyptologist

Person · Open Library

Works
24

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1943-01-23

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
18,736
Total plays
84,322

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James Burton was born in Dubberly, Lousiana on August 21, 1939. He first picked up the guitar at age 13. By the time he was 15, he was recording with Dale Hawkins. He also got a job as the lead guitar player on the Louisiana Hayride, backing artists like George Jones and Johnny Horton. By 18, Burton moved to California to work with Ricky Nelson. With Ricky, he recorded Hello, Mary Lou and other classics. James became very in demand as a session player and before long he was the most in demand g

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
James
Family name
Burton
Gender
male
Place of birth
London
Place of death
Edinburgh
Occupation
anthropologist
Educated at
Tonbridge School
Image
Athenaeum Portraits (BM 1865,0610.1195).jpg
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date of birth
1788-09-22
date of death
1862-02-22
name in native language
James Burton
place of burial
Dean Cemetery
Commons category
James Burton (Egyptologist)
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