I wanted to personally thank you all for joining the James Burton Foundation as your continued support and donations are very appreciated and also paramount for the kids.
The James Burton International Guitar Festival is this August 21st through August 23rd 2009 in Shreveport Louisiana in support of the James Burton Foundation. This year's musical line-up will be as spectacular as the past shows and is scheduled for August 22nd at 7:00pm at the Historic Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport Louisiana. Tickets are available now so get them early for choice seating at www.jamesburtonmusic.com
ATTENTION ALL GUITAR PLAYERS:
YOU CAN BE PART OF MUSIC HISTORY!!!
Please come join us in an attempt to break the Guinness Worlds Record̉̉ for the Largest Guitar Ensemble. This year legendary guitarist James Burton and The James Burton International Guitar Festival will attempt to break the record and we need YOUR help. We will be playing the same song an Elvis song at the same time in Shreveport Louisiana.
You dont have to be a pro. Just bring your guitar, your guitar playing friends, a love for music and come be a part of music history!!!
Electric and acoustic 6 and 12 stringed guitars only please as bass guitars do NOT count toward the recordsorry but that is their rules!
Guitarists are coming from all over the U.S. and from all over the world to take part in this great event!
You can be in the photograph, in the video, in the Guinness Book of World Records̉̉, on YouTube and featured on the James Burton websites as YOU help make music history!
James Burton and many of the Festivals many guests will be joining you for the attempt so you will be in great company! The international press will be covering this very special event!
So mark your calendars and plan to be there and please register on this website so that we can start getting an idea of how many of you will be coming. http://www.james-burton.net/wo rldrecord/
Location:
Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
3701 Hudson Ave
Shreveport, LA 71107
(318) 424-5000
Date/Time: Saturday August 22nd, 2009 at 2:00pm
More Details to Come!
God Bless,
James Burton
ATTENTION - UPDATE FOR WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT:
On site registration will be on Friday night August 21st 2009 from 6:00pm thought Midnight during the big birthday bash for James Burton at the Festival Plaza located at 101 Crockett Street and will begin again on Saturday morning August 22nd at 9:00am until just before the attempt at 2:00pm at the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum located at 3701 Hudson Ave in Shreveport, Louisiana. ON SITE REGISTRATION IS A REQUIREMENT TO PARTICIPATE AND IS COMPLETELY FREE.
More still to come.
We have chosen 2 songs to be performed by all guitarists for the record breaking attempt on August 22: "Thats All Right Mama" in the key of A and "Hound Dog" in the key of E.
All attempts so far have used "Smoke on the Water" as the record breaking song. We will be doing an Elvis song "That's All Right" in the key of A and maybe "Hound Dog" in the key of E.
