John Joseph "Johnny" Burnette (March 25, 1934 – August 14, 1964) was an American rockabilly musician. Along with his older brother Dorsey Burnette and friend Paul Burlison, Burnette was a founding member of The Rock and Roll Trio. He was the father of 1980s rockabilly singer Rocky Burnette.
August 14, 1964, Clearlake, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Profession
Soundtrack
Children
Rocky Burnette
Siblings
Dorsey Burnette
Albums
25 Greatest Hits, 20 Rock ’n’ Roll Hits
Star Sign
Aries
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Fact
1
He began his career as lead vocalist and guitar player for The Johnny Burnette Trio (1952-1957). His solo career took off in 1960 with the million seller standards "Dreamin" and "You're Sixteen".
2
In the late 1950s, struggling musicians Johnny and brother Dorsey Burnette camped out in front of teen idol Ricky Nelson's home in an attempt to have him record some of the songs they had written. Ricky Nelson finally met with them and was so impressed that he recorded the now classic million sellers "Waitin' In School", "Believe What You Say" and "It's Late".
3
Graduated from Memphis Catholic High School in 1952.
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