Aron Burton

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) ==Discography==

Albums Selected work with other musicians • ''Lickin' Gravy'', George "Wild Child" Butler, 1976 • Heartaches and Pain, Carey Bell (Delmark, 1977 [1994]) • ''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 ==See also==