Dorsey Burnette
Dorsey Burnette ( born December 28, 1932 in Memphis, Tennessee; † August 19, 1979 in Canoga Park, California ) was an American country and rockabilly musician, guitarist and songwriter. Dorsey Burnette is the older brother of Johnny Burnette, with whom he played during the 1950s in a band.
- 2.1 Singles
- 2.2 albums
Life
Childhood and youth
Dorsey Burnette was born in Memphis, the elder of two sons of his parents Dorsey Sr. and Willy Mae. With six years, he got as a gift from his father, his first guitar. Together with his brother Johnny, who had also received one, he practiced incessantly. But his mind seemed aufbrausendes not benefit during his youth; often he was arrested for fights or similar offenses. In the Poplar Street Mission, where he was often, he met the later rockabilly musician Lee Denson, who was also a friend of Elvis Presley. Burnette discovered the boxes for himself, and sought a career as a boxer.
Career
1949 Burnette met during a boxing championship guitarist Paul Burlison, who was also a boxer. Both had the same interest in music and began to play together. As Burlison was appointed in 1951 to the army, Burnette teamed up with his brother Johnny. With him, he appeared in around Memphis and played in small pubs and bars. Mid- 1952, when Paul Burlison returned from military service, they founded the Rhythm Rangers.
For the small record company from 1954 Records, the band made their first recordings, typical country songs. The plate was sold by Bill Bond and his son Eddie Bond, a later rockabilly musician. After her admission, she played Sam Phillips, owner of Sun Records in Memphis before, but were rejected. The band, which was now only from the two Burnette brothers and Burlison, took a lesson from her childhood friend Elvis Presley, who had given up his job at Crown Electric in favor of a career, and traveled to New York City. The band received from Coral Records signed a contract and took over for the next two years as The Rock'n'Roll Trio on, but the big breakthrough would not come. Therefore Burnette got out from the group and returned to his hometown of Memphis. At the turn of 1956 to 1957 Abbott Records put out two singles, but were unsuccessful.
Burnette was there a request from the Town Hall Party, the most successful country music show of the west coast, which he accepted. He struck out for another offer of the Louisiana Hayride in 1957 and moved with his family to California. Brother Johnny came a short time later after, because the rock'n'roll trio had separated. Burnette went on weekdays after a regular job and wrote songs in his spare time. After Ricky Nelson had with Waitin ' in School, a program written by Burnette title, a hit, the Burnette brothers were taken at Imperial Records. Dorsey had with Tall Oak Tree and hit his only brother Johnny had with some pop success.
Burnette could not repeat his success; in the next few years he played with various labels a minor plates. While Burnette was concentrated in the 1950s and early 1960s, to rockabilly and rock and roll, his style taught from then on Country. However, as a songwriter, he was far more successful. His compositions have been recorded by artists such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Waylon Jennings, Glen Campbell and Stevie Wonder.
1964 died Burnettes brother in a boating accident. About this loss he never got over, and began to consume excessive amounts of alcohol and was tablets depend. He joined The next 15 years in small clubs and published singles that were all but ignored.
Published in 1979, Dorsey Burnette, along with Jimmy Bowen a plate and died shortly after the release of the single of a heart attack. He was inducted posthumously into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. Burnettes son Billy Burnette was also a musician.
Discography
Singles
For Rock'n'Roll Trio Johnny Burnette see singles.
Albums
" Greatest Hits " albums are not included.