Aron Burton

Biography Burton was born on June 15, 1938, in Senatobia, Mississippi. He sang in several local churches and with his cousin founded a singing group, the Victory Travelers. Burton relocated to Chicago, Illinois, in 1955. His musical career commenced the following year, when he played the bass accompanying Freddie King. King purchased Burton's first bass guitar.

Burton served in the United States Army between 1961 and 1965. Upon discharge he found employment playing with Baby Huey & the Babysitters, Junior Wells (with whom Burton toured between 1969 and 1972) She also sang on a couple of tracks of Burton's live album, Aron Burton Live (1996), recorded at Buddy Guy's club, Legends. The following year, Burton and his brother played at the Chicago Blues Festival. This led to the album Good Blues to You, released by Delmark Records in 1999.

Discography Albums Year Title Record label 1993 Past, Present, & Future Earwig Records 1996 Aron Burton Live Earwig Records 1999 Good Blues to You Delmark Records 2001 The Cologne Sessions Schubert Records

Selected work with other musicians Lickin' Gravy, George "Wild Child" Butler, 1976 Heartaches and Pain, Carey Bell (Delmark, 1977 ) Ice Pickin', Albert Collins, 1978 High Compression, James Cotton, 1984 Nightflight, Fenton Robinson, 1984 Million Dollar , Valerie Wellington, 1984 Daddy, When Is Mama Comin' Home, Big Jack Johnson, 1991 Delta Bluesman, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, 1992 Boogie My Blues Away, Eddy Clearwater, 1995 Chicago Blues Session!, Willie Mabon, 1995 Dream, John Littlejohn, 1995 You're Gonna Miss Me, Ann Sexton, 1995 Look at Me, Liz Mandeville, 1996 Live in Chicago, Big Jack Johnson, 1997 Cool Blue, Christian Rannenberg, 2000 Way Things Go, Cleveland Fats, 2006