James Burton has kidney cancer!?!

[Cosmic Cowboy]

Heard he was sick about a month ago. Hope everything goes well.

 

[Toto'sDad]

Best wishes for a good surgery, and complete recovery. One of the best for sure. For those who don't know, James did the original solo on Working Man Blues for Merle Haggard.

 

[ndcaster]

Like everybody, love that James Burton. Countless sessions, a foundational legacy.

My colleague's wife had cancer in her liver, which they removed. A little recurrence still, but they got it again, and she's recovering.

Doctors can really get after this stuff. I hope that's the case with Burton and his family.

 

[Chester P Squier]

Praying for James Burton. He sat in with the praise band at the church my niece and her family attend. This was a few years ago.

 

[David Barnett]

And now he's fallen on Thanksgiving Day and really injured himself.
His one remaining kidney is having a hard time processing all the medicines he needs to be given.
His site asks for prayers.

Jeez, when it rains it pours.

 

[haggardfan1]

I was watching a Shreveport news broadcast earlier today. Mr Burton is not doing well; he's recovering from a hip surgery as RodeoTex mentioned, on top of the kidney issues and if I remember correctly the reporter stated his condition is serious.
Prayers ongoing...he's a legend with an almost unfathomable body of guitar work. Also reputed to be a pretty nice guy.

 

[Wound_Up]

I'm from Shreveport, also. I had no idea he fell on Thanksgiving. Thanks for sharing. I had been keeping up with everything going on, I thought.

 

[Whoa Tele]

I was watching a Shreveport news broadcast earlier today. Mr Burton is not doing well; he's recovering from a hip surgery as RodeoTex mentioned, on top of the kidney issues and if I remember correctly the reporter stated his condition is serious.
Prayers ongoing...he's a legend with an almost unfathomable body of guitar work. Also reputed to be a pretty nice guy.

I got to meet him when my old band opened for Jerry Lee Lewis and the nice guy label definitely applies . He even showed me a prototype Tele that Fender was working on for him

 

[burtonfan]

He's having surgery in Nashville on Monday...my biggest guitar hero (and one of the absolute nicest guys I've ever hung with), so I'll be sayin' a few extra prayers this week!!!

My biggest guitar hero as well, though I've never had the pleasure of meeting him.

Prayers.

 

[RodeoTex]

I just saw that his blood levels have stopped their nose dive and are actually on the rise.

 

[arlum]

James was my introduction to the Telecaster. I want him to live forever.

 

[FrankJames]

Me too !!!

 

[screefer]

Best wishes to James.
A true original.
His solo on Traveling Man is a blast to play!!

 

[knavel]

Here is the latest update from James Burton's FB page - as said above, I want him to live forever, and Telecasters help in this regard as James and Steve Cropper prove: