Johnny Burnette

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Birth Name: John Joseph Burnette

Born: 25 March 1934 Died: 14 August 1964

Country of origin: United States

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Description: American rockabilly musician. Born in Memphis, Burnette grew up in the same neighborhood as Elvis Presley. Having attended Catholic school, however, Burnette knew of Presley, but was not close to him. Along with his older brother Dorsey Burnette and friend Paul Burlison, Burnette was a founding member of The Rock and Roll Trio. Penned the song "You're Sixteen" (#8 US, #3 UK) and, with the Trio, recorded a version of the jump blues song "Train Kept A-Rollin'" which was subsequently covered by many rock groups in the 60s and 70s. Burnette died in 1964 in a boating accident in California, where he had been li ... (more)

Tags: American (1), Rockabilly (1), Born 1934 (1), Died 1964 (1), Interred Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Glendale CA (1)

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