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Best Of

20.7M streams

20,732,583

Roses Are Red

407.5K streams

407,499

That's the Way I Feel

395.9K streams

395,927

Sings

250.9K streams

250,926

25 Greatest Hits

204.8K streams

204,845

Johnny Burnette's Hits And Other Favor...

192.5K streams

192,521

Dreamin'

151.2K streams

151,169

Johnny & Dorsey - The Burnette Brother...

75.3K streams

75,266

Johnny Burnette

53.4K streams

53,435

Presenting Johnny Burnette

30.3K streams

30,324

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 achieved nothing more than regional success. Featuring the groundbreaking fuzzy tone of Burlison's guitar, Johnny's energetic vocals, and Dorsey's slapping bass, these recordings -- highlighted by the first rock & roll version of "Train Kept A-Rollin'" -- compare well to the classic Sun rockabilly of the same era. The trio disbanded in 1957, and Johnny found pop success as a teen idol in the early '60s with hits like "You're Sixteen" and "Dreamin'." Burnette died in a boating accident in 1964. His brother Dorsey achieved modest success as a solo act in the early '60s, and Burlison resurfaced as a member of the Sun Rhythm Section. ~ Richie Unterberger, Rovi