James Burton/Bruce Springsteen guitar solos “Pretty Woman“ Roy Orbison Live.

The late great Roy Orbison playing live (A Black and White Night) In The Coconut Grove club Los Angeles 30th September 1987! James Burton and Bruce Springsteen trading “licks“ on the solo of “Pretty Woman“. What a “backing band eh!!? Wow! Ronnie Tutt: drums,Jerry Scheff: bass,Glen D Hardin: Piano, James Burton: guitar. (The TCB band. was Elvis Presley’s live backing band in Vegas!) Jackson Browne, T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello,, backing singers!!: Bonnie Raitt,Jennifer Warnes, Waits, Steven Soles. etc etc! When music was real! and people could actually play live! (Not mime with backing tracks sequencers/computers etc!!)
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