Editing James Burton (section)

===With Ricky Nelson, work as a session musician, and ''Shindig!''===
Burton played guitar on the majority of [[Ricky Nelson]]'s songs recorded during the first 11 years of Nelson's career, beginning with his premiere at Master Recorders in Hollywood on November 18, 1957, for the classic "[[Stood Up (song)|Stood Up]]"/"[[Waitin' in School]]" rockabilly single.  At this time, Burton was relegated to rhythm as [[Joe Maphis]] was still playing lead guitar for Nelson.<ref name="R&RHOF Induction Essay 2001"></ref>  Ricky Nelson's original (regular) band included Burton and [[double bass]]ist James Kirkland; Kirkland was later replaced by [[Joe Osborn]] on [[electric bass]].

Burton's first single as Nelson's ''lead'' guitarist was "Believe What You Say".<ref name="biography">{{cite web |title= Biography |publisher= The Official James Burton Website |url= http://www.james-burton.net/biography/ |access-date= January 17, 2014}}</ref>  In 1965 he started working on the television program ''[[Shindig!]]'' which curtailed his touring with Nelson.<ref name="R&RHOF Induction Essay 2001"></ref> However, Burton continued contributing to his friend's studio albums through the ''Perspective'' sessions in April 1968.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://countrydiscography.blogspot.com/2010/11/rick-nelson-part-i.html |title=Praguefrank's Country Music Discographies: Rick Nelson – part I |publisher=Countrydiscography.blogspot.com |date=November 14, 2010 |access-date=July 11, 2015}}</ref>

The ''Shindig!'' exposure led to recording session work with a variety of artists, mostly as an unattributed sideman. In 1966, he began focusing more on his work as a session guitarist.<ref name="james-burton.net"></ref> 

In 1967 Burton played Dobro on the [[Richie Furay]] song, "A Child's Claim To Fame" on [[Buffalo Springfield]]'s second album, ''[[Buffalo Springfield Again]]''. Due to the volume of work, Burton turned down an offer to join [[Bob Dylan]]'s first touring band, and another offer to play on Elvis Presley's 1968 comeback TV special ''[[Elvis (1968 TV program)|Elvis]]''.<ref name="biography">{{cite web |title= Biography |publisher= The Official James Burton Website |url= http://www.james-burton.net/biography/ |access-date= January 17, 2014}}</ref>