Trevor Burton

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Trevor Burton was born in Aston, Birmingham. He started playing guitar at a young age and by 1963 was leading his own group called The Everglades. In 1964 he joined Danny King & The Mayfair Set, along with Keith Smart formerly of The Everglades (drums), Roger Harris (keyboards), Denis Ball (Bass) and vocalist King.

Trevor Burton was a founding member of the sixties chart topping band The Move and was initially with them from 1966-1969 and is touring again in 2010 as ‘The Move featuring Trevor Burton & Bev Bevan’ with ‘The Animals and Friends’.


When he left in 1969 he stayed down south with his close friend Steve Winwood; Steve had just formed the band Traffic. Trevor Trevor decided to chill for a while, but soon got the urge to play live again, this has always been his first love. He got in touch with Steve Gibbons with the view to forming a new band, together with Denny Laine formerly with the Moody Blues, and Allen White from The Plastic Ono Band.they formed the band called Balls. After the split with Balls in 1971, Trevor spent the next few years as one of the top session musicians with Island Records. At the request of Raymond Froggatt, Trevor returned to his hometown of Birmingham where he worked with Ray until 1976.


Trevor teamed up once again with his close friend Steve Gibbons to enjoy chart success and top 10 hits with the Steve Gibbons Band. For the next 7 years he toured the world with Steve. He left in 1983 to form his own band playing his unique style of blues. They started performing twice weekly at the Red Lion, Sparkbrook, Birmingham with a line up including sax player Steve Ajao. In 1985 the band recorded an album entitled 'Double Zero'.

He teamed up with Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin as one of the Journeymen Musicians. Then he joined The Big Town Playboys touring the UK and Europe, he performed shows with Noel Reading a friend from the 60s and spent 9 months on the road with Dexies Midnight Runners.


As if this isn't enough he has also played with Jimi Hendrix and also appears on one of his albums!!! Now Trevor still gets the buzz from playing his kind of music to a receptive audience. In 1993 he called on Maz Mitrenko to join the band, also former ELO keyboard player Richard Tandy was with him for a few years. Trevor has had various rhythm sections but never really settled with any until November 1999 when he asked Bill Jefferson (Drummer) to join the band. Pez Connor rejoined the band in April 2009.and The Trevor Burton Band is now unstoppable. It is the most exciting live band ever to grace the stage. With the new line up having the chemistry, and telepathy that Trevor has been looking for. See them to live and enjoy the moment, you won't be disappointed.


Bill Jefferson (Drums) Bill has rattled the drums on and off with Midland bands such as Hazard, City Limits, Dick Tracy Band, Dangerous Sisters, Led Astray, and many more. Nick named "Bill The Brick" (With a B), he was so popular because of his simple solid style of drumming that bands were fighting over him. He gained a reputation as the ideal dep. drummer for most midland bands. Trevor called upon "The Brick" to do a couple of gigs in September 1999. It was like Cinderella's slipper ‘what a fit!’, and he hasn't been home since.


Pez Connor (Bass Guitar & Vocals ) Pez joined the band in April 2009. He has been playing bass for 25 years and during that time has covered all forms of music from country, rock, funk, fusion and blues. His connection with The Trevor Burton Band goes back to the days before he could even play the bass. He like many others would follow The Burton Band all over the country to watch the guys play their mind blowing sets. At the age of 22 he started playing the bass for his Father’s Country Band. He says this gave him a great foundation of strict tempo rhythms which allowed him to progress to more advanced styles of playing. Pez has over the years played and sessioned for many accomplished bands such as High Climate (80's Funk), Life Style (80's Funk), The A to Zee Band (Blues/Rock), The Mazeraties (Maz Mitrenko), The Danny Steel Orchestra (Steely Dan Tribute), The Soul Providers (Soul/Motown), Souled Out To Funk (Soul/Funk) to name but a few. In early 2002 Pez got a call from Maz to dep for the band on a couple of gigs, this led to a 2 year stint which included a tour of Germany along with many Blues Festivals and gigs throughout the UK. In April this year he received a call yet again, this time from Bill Jefferson to join the Band. He jumped at the chance, and this time he is here to stay.