#OnThisDay in 1934, #JohnnyBurnette, American rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Train Kept A-Rollin'"; "You're Sixteen"), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1964).
#RIP
"Just a Little Too Much" is a song written by #JohnnyBurnette and performed by #RickyNelson. The song reached #9 on the #Billboard Hot 100 and #11 in the UK in 1959. The song was featured on his 1959 album, Songs by Ricky. The song is ranked No. 78 on Billboard magazine's #Top100 songs of 1959.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Khph2N9tDcI
This song is definitely in my top ten of all time favourites (well, for me it is, anyway). I covered it on my first LP. Still great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n11MTOnH4s
https://word.undead-network.de/2025/03/13/14993/
#BurnetteBrothers #JohnnyBurnette #MidnightTrain #music #rockabilly
"Believe What You Say" is a song written by #DorseyBurnette and #JohnnyBurnette and performed by #RickyNelson. The song reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 6 on the #RAndBChart, and No. 10 on the #countryChart in 1958. The song appeared on his 1959 album, #RickySingsAgain. The song also appeared on his 1970 album, #InConcertAtTheTroubadour1969. The Burnette brothers along with Joe Campbell sat on Nelson's home steps to get a meeting with him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia57Xu9tIbc
#OnThisDay in 1964, #JohnnyBurnette, American rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist ('Train Kept A-Rollin'"; "You're Sixteen"), drowns in nighttime boating mishap at 30.
"You're Sixteen" is a song written by the #ShermanBrothers (#RobertBSherman and #RichardMSherman). It was first performed by American #rockabilly singer #JohnnyBurnette, whose version peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 in December 1960 and number 3 in the UK in 1961. The song was covered by #RingoStarr in 1973 and this version reached number one in the US.
https://youtu.be/yaS5vObzDMQ
"You're Sixteen" is a song written by the #ShermanBrothers (#RobertBSherman and #RichardMSherman). It was first performed by American #rockabilly singer #JohnnyBurnette, whose version peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 in December 1960 and number 3 in the UK in 1961. The song was covered by #RingoStarr in 1973 and this version reached number one in the US.
https://youtu.be/gqGNhrbRNNE
"You're Sixteen" is a song written by the #ShermanBrothers (#RobertBSherman and #RichardMSherman). It was first performed by American #rockabilly singer #JohnnyBurnette, whose version peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 in December 1960 and number 3 in the UK in 1961. The song was covered by #RingoStarr in 1973 and this version reached number one in the US.
https://youtu.be/tBkXiMq9fRQ
Ohne Zweifel eins meiner absoluten Lieblingslieder.
Auch wenn ich noch nie jemanden "sad and lonely" zurückgelassen habe, das war immer andersrum! IMMER..............
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h-j27y_qaA
https://word.undead-network.de/2024/03/10/ohne-zweifel-eins-meiner-absoluten-lieblingslieder/
#JohnnyBurnette #MidnightTrain #music #rockabilly