Johnny Burnette (March 25, 1934 – August 14, 1964) was an American
rockabilly pioneer from Memphis, TN. Along with his older brother
Dorsey Burnette and a friend,
Paul Burlison, he was the founding member of
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio. John Joseph Burnette was born to Willie May and Dorsey Burnett Sr. in Memphis, Tennessee. (The ‘e’ at the end of the name was added later.) Johnny grew up with his parents and Dorsey Jr. in a public housing project in the Lauderdale Courts area of Memphis, which from 1948 until 1954 was also the home of Gladys and Vernon Pr…
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