Watch American guitarist James Burton talk about how he met friend Billy Swan

Watch American guitarist James Burton talk about how he met friend Billy Swan

American guitarist James Burton joined t5m at London’s 100 club, accompanied by friend and bandmate Billy Swan who he first met at an Elvis Presley show in Memphis. Billy tells us that his first memory of James was when he was doing the ‘Ozzie and Harriet show ‘and he was playing with Ricky Nelson.

They first got together in Billy’s house in Sherman Oaks, California where they had a recording session. And it seems that the pair have nothing but kind words for one another, with James describing Billy as a ‘great singer and songwriter, a great talent’ and telling us that he has enjoyed playing all the songs that Billy has written.

James picked up his first guitar when he was very young, after he managed to talk his parents into buying him one. He started playing when he was 13, and went professional at 14. He has played in venues all over the world, like The Sydney Opera House, Madison Square Garden and played with the legendary Elvis Presley.