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He is a keyboardist and vocalist born in Guntersville,
Alabama, who began his interest in music when he about four years old.
While very young he played his mother’s organ by using
the foot pedals and then played the trombone before concentrating on the
keyboard in the 1960s. He went
to enter the Berklee School of Music in Boston where he studied
composition.
He returned to Alabama where he became known for his
jazz performances and put together the Burdette Quartette. Deciding to spread his wings, he
went to Nashville, Tennessee, and became a sideman and session musician.
During the course of his performing career he has
worked with many groups and artists that include Dizzy Gillespie, The
Temptations and Tanya Tucker.
He was also a member of The Burrito Brothers during 1982.
In 1996 he relocated to Southern California to work
for Yamaha Music, where he is currently a Product Manager for Music
Production. He can still be
heard performing gigs across the state either as a solo pianist or with
various Californian bands.
Albums he has appeared on include While the Serpent
Lays Sleeping by Pierce Pettist and Awesome and Ear-resistable
by The Temptations.
The 2000s have also seen Avery working in collaboration
with Gary Bruno, and releasing the 2007 Friends by The
Bruno/Burdette Project, performing with the band for Springsteen! The
Premier Tribute to the Boss and in the Jimmy Buffett tribute band known as
Mark Wood and The Parrot Head Band,
Sources:
- http://www.averyburdette.com/
- http://markwoodentertainment.com/AVERY_BURDETTE_SOLO_BIO_PAGE.html
- http://www.linkedin.com/pub/avery-burdette/5/935/3b6
- http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/credits/avery-burdette/409855
- http://www.bryanrosen.com/Springsteen.html
- http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/brunoburdette
- http://www.myspace.com/markwoodandtheparrotheadband
- http://www.burritobrother.com/fbb8.htm
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