RockabillyWilly1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Listen to Swedish band Sun Cats versions of Tear It Up and Lonesome Train - very good though it was recorded in the early 80s

OtisBlue22 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Grady Martin played with Elvis, in the studio that is, in the early sixties after Hank Garland's car crash left him unable to play. He played on 'Devil In Disguise', among others.

BluesPerson (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Alright, I believe it's Martin on the Johnny Burnette Trio cuts. I'll definetely be purchasing 'Roughneck Blues'. However, I still think Burlison is a great player....

BluesPerson (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I won't get into an argument here, but 'Roughneck Blues' only has two Johnny Burnette Trio cuts ("Rockbilly Boogie" and "The Train Kept A-Rollin'"), so he most likely played lead - uncredited - on those tracks. That leaves the question as to who played lead guitar on the remaining 23 cuts as the group only recorded 25 songs. Grady played rhythm on 5 of them, so even if Grady Martin played lead on "Rockbilly" and "Train," it's quite possible Burlison played lead on most of the others.

BluesPerson (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

That's Paul Burlison playing electric in this video as well as on their studio cuts as he was their lead/electric guitarist. Referring to the notes in the Johnny Burnette Trio release issued by the incredible reissue label Bear Family, Grady Martin is credited on only 5 of the 25 cuts the band recorded, and only then as rhythm guitarist. He's not listed as being present on the other tracks. Check out Burlison's 1997 release 'Train Kept A-Rollin'". It's terrific.

WIDNES237 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Shakin Stevens and the sunsets done a very good version of this great song on the album LEDGEND from 1970 it's worth a listen

MattiasGL (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Best sound ever! ^^ The song owns!!

mcgoodle (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

If you google a guy named Vince Gordon, he has a very well written site dedicated to rockabilly. He is also the guitarist and singer for a band called the Jime (they have some vids on youtube). He did some investigating himself and concluded that Grady Martin played most of the really cool Johnny Burnette studio stuff, but Paul Burlison was Johnny Burnette's touring guitarist. Which helps to explain how Lonesome Train sounds so fat; Grady Martin didn't use an Esquire! Check out Vince Gordon.

twangalot2 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Newspapers lie too. If it fits an easy agenda, then the old Burlison story comes out again - whilst it's not exactly international espionage, the guy let the fib continue until his death. He was on the first recordings in New York - compare the playing on those ('oh baby babe', 'tear it up') and the material recorded at Nashville 3 months later - either he practiced like a maniac, or it's session guitarist Grady Martin. Check the live 'Hound Dog' clip to see the true Burlison; not great.......

twangalot2 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Grady Martin alongside Hank Garland were staff guitarists at Owen Bradley's studio in Nashville - they played on everything recorded there including the Burnette stuff - the exception was for Gene Vincent's first 2 LP's - Cliff Gallup was more than good enough to do the job. Because they were session guitarists - they never got credited. Go to Amazon and get the Grady Martin CD 'ROUGHNECK BLUES' - it's a compilation of his sessions with different artists, including Burnette.