Trumpet|Lead & Background VOX

A native Austinite, John “Johno” Burton started playing trumpet at age 11. Played through high school. Won many and various individual and group awards.

Upon graduating high school, Johno joined the U.S. Marine Band. Played many prestigious events. Including performing “taps” and “echo taps” for hundreds of funerals for fallen Marines and naturally-deceased Marines.

After leaving the Marines in July of ’95, Johno moved back to his hometown and proceeded to hit the live music scene and has had the pleasure of performing with the likes of:
Diamond Simon and the Roughcuts, Joe Valentine and the Imperials, The Move, Radical 289, Love Missile (drums/vocals), the Instigators (drums/vocals), the Exhibitors/the Show Band, JumpStart (currently), Calico Kings, the Original Recipe Band, Grego, The Portal, Groovin’ Ground, Moving Matter, Jabarvy, Jimmy George & Russell Clepper, Sauce, the J. Wesley Haynes Trio (currently), and adding to his roster, he holds down “The Habanero Horns” with Hot Sauce…