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Johnny Burnette, "Lonesome Train", 1956. John Joseph Burnette (March 25, 1934 – August 14, 1964) was an American singer and songwriter of rockabilly and pop music. [1] In 1952, Johnny, his brother, Dorsey Burnette, and their mutual friend Paul Burlison, formed the band that became known as the Rock and Roll Trio. [2]
Following the session Burnett and the Trio toured with Gene Vincent, and in published snapshots, only Johnny Burnette, Paul Burlison and Johnny Black appear with Gene Vincent. On May 20, 1957, Coral released a fifth single, "Eager Beaver Baby" backed with "Touch Me" (Coral 61829), and on September 2, 1957, they released a sixth single "Drinking ...
W.R. Burnett (1899–1982), novelist and screenwriter; Dorsey Burnette (1932–1979), singer and songwriter [2] Johnny Burnette (1934–1964), singer and songwriter, younger brother of Dorsey Burnette [2] [3] Bob Burns (1890–1956), actor and comedian [2] George Burns (1896–1996), actor and comedian, husband of Gracie Allen [8] [13]
Dorsey William Burnett Jr. (December 28, 1932 – August 19, 1979) was an American early rockabilly singer. With his younger brother Johnny Burnette and a friend named Paul Burlison, he was a founding member of The Rock and Roll Trio. [1] He is also the father of country musician and former Fleetwood Mac member Billy Burnette.
The following is a list of notable performers of rock and roll music or rock music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters or in other closely related roles, who have died in the 1960s. The list gives their date, cause and location of death, and their age.
The son of Dorsey Burnette and Alberta Burnette, Billy Burnette was born into a musical family. [1] His father and his uncle Johnny Burnette [1] (singer of the 1960 hits "Dreamin'" and "You're Sixteen") were two of the members of the 1950s band The Rock and Roll Trio, which also included Paul Burlison.
Tommy Cash, country singer and the youngest brother of legendary country singer Johnny Cash, died at 84 on Friday. His death, which falls nearly 21 years after Johnny Cash's Sept. 12, 2003, death ...
Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'n Roll Trio is the 1956 debut album of the rockabilly band The Rock and Roll Trio, fronted by Johnny Burnette.Recorded over three separate sessions in 1956, the album includes a number of the band's singles. 2008's Icons of Rock calls the album "an all-time rockabilly classic". [2]