James Burton is the legendary sideman responsible for those deceptively simple but perfect guitar solos on such early Rick Nelson recordings as Hello Mary Lou and Travelin' Man and It's Up to You.
Here Burton trades licks with Bruce Springsteen under the watchful eye of Roy Orbison. By the way, "Pretty Woman," blending as it does the Dionysian with the tender is a candidate for the office of perfect R & R song.
Playing "Johnny B. Goode" with E. P.
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