Biography
USA. Having spent 20 years as a landscaper and floral horticulturist for the city of Chicago, blues bass player Aron Burton’s day job has led to his becoming the manager of the Garfield Park Plant Conservatory. However, throughout this time he has continued to lead his band at local venues such as the Blue Chicago and B.L.U.E.S. Etcetera in the evenings. One of Albert Collins’ original Ice Breakers, Burton backed that artist with his guitar-playing brother Larry on Ice Pickin’, Collins’ debut for Alligator Records. Burton has also worked on sessions for numerous other Alligator artists, including James Cotton, Fenton Robinson, Lonnie Brooks and Koko Taylor. Other credits include work on Valerie Wellington’s Million Dollar Secret (1983) and So Called Friends (1984) by Johnny Littlejohn - the slide guitarist who married his sister. Burton recorded his debut solo album in 1987 with the backing of Champion Jack Dupree during a three-year stay...
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