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Johnny Burnette

1934 - 1964

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John Joseph Burnette (March 25, 1934 – August 14, 1964) was an American singer and songwriter of rockabilly and pop music. In 1952, Johnny, his brother Dorsey Burnette, and their mutual friend Paul Burlison, formed the band that became known as the Rock and Roll Trio. His career was cut short on August 14, 1964, when he drowned following a boat accident, aged 30. He is the father of 1980s rockabilly singer Rocky Burnette. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Johnny Burnette is the 1,792nd most popular singer (down from 1,608th in 2024), the 9,854th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,405th in 2019) and the 482nd most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Johnny Burnette ranks 1,793 out of 4,381. Before him are Loleatta Holloway, John Paul Young, Flo Rida, Paul Carrack, Claes-Göran Hederström, Natalie Dessay, and Raf. After him are Joe Jonas, Spencer Davis, Apl.de.ap, Fabio Lione, and Method Man.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Johnny Burnette ranks 476. Before him are Curtis Fuller, Evy Berggren, Stanton T. Friedman, Vladislav Illich-Svitych, Jimmy Garrison, and Tom Heinsohn. After him are Alberto Bevilacqua, Ulf Schmidt, Jagdish Bhagwati, Michel Vermeulin, Birutė Kalėdienė, and István Csurka. Among people deceased in 1964, Johnny Burnette ranks 189. Before him are Nuriye Ulviye Mevlan Civelek, Olavi Paavolainen, Adele Goldstine, Lars Christensen, Charles Bouvier, and Edward Van Sloan. After him are Ernest Hamilton, Charilaos Vasilakos, Josef Šroubek, Anna J. Cooper, Milton Margai, and Nella Larsen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Johnny Burnette ranks 9,858 out of 20,380. Before him are Paul Bostaph (1964), Jessica Jung (1989), Jane Krakowski (1968), Michael Beach (1963), Helen Ferguson (1901), Ron Leibman (1937), Eric Esch (1966), and Hubert Stevens (1890). After him are Frank Greer (1879), Scott S. Sheppard (1977), Pepper Adams (1930), and Bob Mathias (1930).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Johnny Burnette ranks 482. Before him are Julian Casablancas (1978), Lucinda Williams (1953), Nicky Jam (1981), Sonny Terry (1911), Loleatta Holloway (1946), and Flo Rida (1979). After him are Joe Jonas (1989), Method Man (1971), Kid Rock (1971), Sharon Robinson (1953), Charles Brown (1922), and Judee Sill (1944).

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