Larry Burton - 500 Miles of Highway

From Coldwater, Mississippi, where he was born in 1951, to the West Side of Chicago, where he grew up, to Europe, where he has fronted his own band on no less than ten tours, Larry Burton is known as a master guitarist and a musician's musician. He has worked and/or recorded with the likes of Albert King, Lou Rawls, Fenton Robinson, Son Seals, Albert Collins and Jimmy Johnson - just to name a few. Also a terrific songwriter and a soulful vocalist, Larry has seen pretty much everything life can throw at you, both on and off the bandstand, and his work reflects that experience. This collection, his first American release, will make you laugh, make you cry - and take you deep into the heart of the Blues. -- 'Chicago' Carl Snyder.