| Born: Mar 25, 1934 in Memphis, TN | Avg.User Rating: 51 Ratings |
| Died: Aug 14, 1964 in Clear Lake, CA |
| Genre: Rock |
| Styles: Rockabilly, Early Pop/Rock |
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| Biography: A contemporary of Elvis Presley in the Memphis scene of the mid-'50s, Johnny Burnette played a similar brand of fiery, spare wildman rockabilly. With his brother Dorsey (on bass) and guitarist Paul Burlison forming his Rock 'N Roll Trio, he recorded a clutch of singles for Decca in 1956 and 1957 that ...Read full biography |
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