INTRO INTERVIEW
HUGH BURNS
Aminute’s all it takes to discover what makes a great guitarist tick. Before he jumped into his limo for the airport we grabbed a chat with George Michael’s six-string sidekick who also played the Baker Street solo!
Hugh Burns, first-call session guitarist to the likes of Gerry Rafferty, George Michael, Joan Armatrading, and Scott Walker
Hugh Burns has toured the world and played guitar on most of Wham’s greatest hits. His guitar playing features on hundreds of renowned and famous songs, and he has worked with the cream of rock and roll royalty including the Jack Bruce Band, five albums with Gerry Rafferty (including the solo on Baker Street), Scott Walker, Joan Armatrading, George Michael, Paul McCartney, Randy Crawford, Johnny Nash, and Billy Joel, to name just a few. Hugh has also played on numerous film scores including Moulin Rouge, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, Twelve Monkeys, The Full Monty, The Hobbit, Die Another Day, The Van, Stealing Beauty and Don Quixote.