Charlie Burton - Rock Disciple

Some college buddies of mine did a road trip to Lincoln, Nebraska in the mid-80s, and, in a fit of divine providence (ok, I don't believe in that, but go with it...) ended up seeing Charlie Burton and the Cutouts play.    That turned out to be a life-changing, serendipitous event, because they came back and turned me and some others into massive Charlie Burton fans.  We scoured the used record stores in Liincoln Avenue on the northside of Chicago and at Val's Halla Records at its old location in Oak Park, IL for anything Charlie.  The findings were few and far between, but all of them were great.

Here's a video of one of their better songs, "Breathe For Me Presley".  According to the details, it was made by Brad Pribil, who was involved with the band in their early years as, essentially, a videographer.  Great stuff.

If you are a Charlie fan as well, you can join our group on Facebook.  Several members are people who personally knew and currently know Charlie and there are some great anecdotes, links to other videos, etc.  Just ask to join, and one of the group admins will add you.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/charlieburtonlincolnthing/

Here's Charlie's website.  A bit outdated, but still some good info, some song MP3s, etc.

http://www.charlieburton.net/

Val's can use your business if you're in the Chicago area.  Probably the best used record store in all Chicagoland.  And Val's been around for over 40 years!  Help her keep it going.

http://valshallarecords.com/