Editing James Burton (section)

===With Emmylou Harris and John Denver===
During 1975 and 1976, while still touring with Presley, Burton was one of the first members to join and tour with [[Emmylou Harris]] as part of her backing band, the "Hot Band", after the death of [[Gram Parsons]]. He was joined by a cast of talented musicians which included his bandmate with Presley, [[Glen Hardin|Glen D. Hardin]], and newer musicians which included [[Rodney Crowell]]. However, once Presley was ready to return to the road, Burton returned to perform with him, although the others, including Hardin, elected to continue with Harris. Just before Presley died in 1977, Burton was called to play on a [[John Denver]] television special. During the taping, Denver asked if Burton would consider going on a European tour.  Burton said he was working with Elvis, but if scheduling permitted, he would be glad to go. Shortly after Elvis' death, Burton began a regular collaboration with Denver. The first album they recorded was ''[[I Want to Live (album)|I Want to Live]]''.

During the sessions, Burton and Denver talked about a band. Glen Hardin and [[Jerry Scheff]], from Presley's band, joined the new band too. Burton remained a member of Denver's band until 1994, but often toured in parallel with other artists including [[Jerry Lee Lewis]]. In the 16 years Burton worked with Denver, they recorded 12 albums and toured around the world. While touring with Denver, Burton carried several instruments, including backup [[Dobro]]s and a spare 1969 Pink Paisley [[Fender Telecaster]] he had used as a touring guitarist with [[Elvis Presley]] during the 1970s.<ref name= "gp">{{cite journal
 |last = Fisheli
 |first = Steve
 |title = James Burton: First Call for the Royalty of Rockabilly
 |journal = Guitar Player
 |date = June 1984
 |url = http://www.biwa.ne.jp/~presley/elnews-JamesBurton.htm
 |access-date = December 6, 2008}}</ref> He rejoined Denver in 1995 for the Wildlife Concert. When Denver died in 1997, Burton spoke at his memorial service in Aspen, Colorado.<ref name="biography" />