Burnette Discography



1955-1956 \| 1957 \| 1958 \| 1959 \| 1960 \| 1961 \| 1962 \| 1963 \| 1964



Date - Location - Musicians - Title - Author - Time - Matrix number



THE BURNETT RHYTHM RANGERS November 1955 - WBIP STUDIO. Booneville, Mississippi Johnny Burnette : vocal, acoustic guitar (on A) Dorsey Burnette : string bass Paul Burlison : elec. lead guitar Albert "Al" Vescovo : hawaiian guitar Tommy Seeley : fiddle (on F)
YOU'RE UNDECIDED (A) (Dorsey Burnette) - 2:23
Von 1006*	Bark Log LP 3 Rockstar RSR CD 005 Bear Family BCD 16438-1/29
GO ALONG MULE (F) (a.k.a. "Go Mule Go") (Johnny Burnette) - 2:05
Von 1006*	Bark Log LP 3 Rockstar RSR CD 005 Bear Family BCD 16438-1/30
* Published on Von label, Booneville, Mississippi, under the name of Johnny Burnette (Producer Bill Bond, father of Eddie Bond) From left to right : John Bobal, Johnny Burnette, Al Vescovo This photo was taken at Memphis Catholic High School Label Von : Source : Ralph Wittenburg - RCS - Poster : Source Dominique "Imperial" Anglares


BURNETTE BROTHERS Early 1956 - SUN STUDIO, 706 Union Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee Johnny Burnette Dorsey Burnette
DEMO SESSION - Some Unknown Songs - Unissued & Lost
(poss. "Go Along Mule")

JOHNNY BURNETTE AND THE ROCK'N'ROLL TRIO May 7, 1956 - PYTHIAN TEMPLE, New York City, N.Y. Johnny Burnette : vocal (omit P), acoustic guitar (on A) Dorsey Burnette : vocal (on P), string bass Paul Burlison : elec. lead guitar Eddie Grady : drums (on D), percussion (on P) SHATTERED DREAMS (P, D) (George Motola) - 2:27 - 89908 with overdubbing : basic track overdubbed by the DICK JACOBS ORCHESTRA with trumpets, muted trumpet, saxophones, trombones, piano, male chorus
	CP 10 (GB) Bear Family BCD 15474 Bear Family BCD 16438-1/28
MIDNIGHT TRAIN (P, A) (J. Burnette-D. Burnette-P. Burlison-Al Mortimer)- 2:09 - 89909
Coral 61675 Coral 62190	CP 10 (GB) Bear Family BCD 15474 Bear Family BCD 16438-1/27
YOU'RE UNDECIDED (D) (J. Burnette-D. Burnette-P. Burlison) - 1:57 - 89910
Coral 61651	CP 10 (GB) Solid Smoke SS 8001 MCA 1513 Bear Family BCD 15474 Bear Family BCD 16438-1/26
TEAR IT UP (A, D) (J. Burnette-D. Burnette-P.Burlison) - 1:52 - 89911
Coral 61651	CP 10 (GB) Solid Smoke SS 8001 MCA 1513 Bear Family BCD 15474 Bear Family BCD 16438-1/24
OH BABY BABE (D) (J. Burnette-D.Burnette-P.Burlison-Al Mortimer) - 2:20 - 89912
Coral 61651	CP 10 (GB) Brief studio chat (0:09) Solid Smoke SS 8001 MCA 1513 Bear Family BCD 15474 Bear Family BCD 16438-1/24



JOHNNY BURNETTE AND THE ROCK'N'ROLL TRIO July 2, 1956 - BRADLEY FILM & RECORDING STUDIO, 804, 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee Johnny Burnette : lead vocal (on V), duet vocal (on PB) Dorsey Burnette : duet vocal (on PB), string bass Thomas Grady Martin: first elec. lead guitar Paul Burlison : second elec. guitar (on PB) Farris Coursey : drums THE TRAIN KEPT-A-ROLLIN' (V) (Tiny Bradshaw-Loïs Mann-Howie Kay) - 2:13 - NA 9426, 100 262
Coral 61719 Coral CRL 57080	Solid Smoke SS 8001 MCA 1561 Bear Family BCD 15474 Bear Family BCD 16438-1/9
BLUES STAY AWAY FROM ME (PB) (Alton Delmore-Rabon Delmore-Wayne Raney- Henry Glover) - 2:12 - NA 9427 ?, 100 263
Coral 62190	CP 10 (GB) Solid Smoke SS 8801 Bear Family BCD 15474 Bear Family BCD 16438-1/12
ALL BY MYSELF (V) (Antoine Domino-Dave Bartholomew) - 1:59 (Take 7) - NA 9428 ?, 100 264-7
Coral CRL 57080	Solid Smoke SS 8001 MCA 1561 Bear Family BCD 15474 Bear Family BCD 16438-1/10
DRINKING WINE SPO-DEE-O-DEE (V) (Stick McGhee-J.Mayo Williams) - 2:11 - NA 9429, 100 265
Coral 61869 Coral CRL 57080	Solid Smoke SS 8001 Bear Family BCD 15474 Bear Family BCD 16438-1/11

Paul Burlison - Johnny Burnette - Dorsey Burnette

JOHNNY BURNETTE AND THE ROCK'N'ROLL TRIO July 3, 1956 - BRADLEY FILM & RECORDING STUDIO, 804, 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee Johnny Burnette : vocal (omit I) Dorsey Burnette : vocal (on I), string bass Paul Burlison : second elec. guitar (on PB) Thomas Grady Martin: first elec. lead guitar Murray "Buddy" Harman : drums (on D), percussion (on P) Owen Bradley : piano (on PN) CHAINS OF LOVE (I,,PN,D) (A. Nugrete) - 2:35 - NA 9430, 100 266
Coral CRL 57080	Bear Family BCD 15474 Bear Family BCD 16438-1/16
HONEY HUSH (D) (Big Joe Turner) - 2:00 - NA 9431 ?, 100 267
Coral 61719 Coral CRL 57080	Solid Smoke SS 8001 MCA 1561 Bear Family BCD 15474 Bear Family BCD 16438-1/13
LONESOME TEARS IN MY EYES (P) (John Burnette-Dorsey Burnette-Paul Burlison-Al Mortimer) - 2:00 (Take 9) - NA 9432-9 ?, 100 268-9
Coral CRL 57080	MCA 1561 Bear Family BCD 15474 Bear Family BCD 16438-1/14
I JUST FOUND OUT (PB,PN,D) (John Burnette-Dorsey Burnette-Paul Burlison-Al Mortimer) - 2:18 - NA 9433 ?, 100 269
Coral 61758 Coral CRL 57080	MCA 1561 Bear Family BCD 15474 Bear Family BCD 16438-1/15



JOHNNY BURNETTE AND THE ROCK'N'ROLL TRIO July 4, 1956 - BRADLEY FILM & RECORDING STUDIO, 804, 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee Johnny Burnette : vocal Bob Moore: string bass Thomas Grady Martin : elec. lead guitar Farris Coursey : drums PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME (Antoine Domino) - 2:14 - NA 9434 ?, 100 274
	CP 10 (GB) Solid Smoke SS 8001 MCA 1513 Bear Family BCD 15474 Bear Family BCD 16438-1/17
PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME (Antoine Domino) - 2:35 - NA 9434-B ?, 100 274 B
	MCA 1561 Bear Family BCD 15474 Bear Family BCD 16438-1/2
ROCK THERAPY (Milton Subotsky) - 2:14 - NA 9435 ?, 100 275
	CP 10 (GB) Solid Smoke SS 8001 (with studio chat) MCA 1513 Bear Family BCD 15474 Bear Family BCD 16438-1/3
ROCK BILLY BOOGIE (J.Burnette-D.Burnette-G.Hawkins-A.Mortimer) - 2:32 - NA 9436 ?, 100 276
Coral 61918 Coral CRL 57080	Solid Smoke SS 8001 MCA 1513 Bear Family BCD 15474 Bear Family BCD 16438-1/1



JOHNNY BURNETTE AND THE ROCK'N'ROLL TRIO July 5, 1956 - BRADLEY FILM & RECORDING STUDIO, 804, 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee Johnny Burnette : vocal (omit DB) Dorsey Burnette : vocal (on DB), string bass Thomas Grady Martin: elec. lead guitar Farris Coursey : drums Owen Bradley : piano (on PN) Anita Kerr Singers : male & female chorus (on AK) LONESOME TRAIN (ON A LONESOME TRACK) (Glen Moore-Milton Subotsky) - 2:01 - NA 9437 ?, 100 277
Coral 61758 Coral CRL 57080	Solid Smoke SS 8001 MCA 1513 Bear Family BCD 15474 Bear Family BCD 16438-1/4
LONESOME TRAIN (ON A LONESOME TRACK) (Glen Moore-Milton Subotsky) - 2:05 (Take 5) - NA 9437-5 ?, 100 277-5
	MCA 1561 Bear Family 15474 Bear Family BCD 16438-1/18
SWEET LOVE ON MY MIND (DB) (W. P. Walker) - 2:22 (Take 6) - NA 9438-6 ?, 100 278-6
Coral CRL 57080	Solid Smoke SS 8001 MCA 1561 Bear Family BCD 15474 Bear Family BCD 16438-1/5
MY LOVE, YOU'RE A STRANGER (DB,PN,AK) (Wayne P. Walker) - 2:40 - NA 9439, 100279
	CP 10 (GB) Bear Family BCD 15474 Bear Family BCD 16438-1/6
I LOVE YOU SO (PN,AK) (Henry Jerome) - 2:14 - NA 9440, 100 280
Coral CRL 57080	Bear Family BCD 15474 Bear Family BCD 16438-1/19
I LOVE YOU SO (PN,AK) (Henry Jerome) - 2:20 - NA 9440-B ?, 100 280
	MCA 1561 Bear Family BCD 15474 Bear Family BCD 16438-1/8
YOUR BABY BLUE EYES (John Burnette-Dorsey Burnette-Paul Burlison-Al Mortimer) - 2:10 - NA 9441, 100 281
Coral CRL 57080	Solid Smoke SS 8001 MCA 1561 Bear Family BCD 15474 Bear Family BCD 16438-1/7
JOHNNY BURNETTE AND THE ROCK'N'ROLL TRIO July 1956 - Live audience Unknown radio or television shows (two different sets). Prob. New York City, N.Y. Johnny Burnette : vocal, acoustic guitar Dorsey Burnette : string bass Paul Burlison : elec. lead guitar Tony Austin : drums TEAR IT UP* (J. Burnette-D. Burnette-P.Burlison) - 1:38
	Wins LP 1010 Skyline LP 1254 Hydra BCK 27110 Bear Family BCD 16438-1/31
OH BABY BABE* (J. Burnette-D.Burnette-P.Burlison-Al Mortimer) - 2:10
	Wins LP 1010 Skyline LP 1254 Hydra BCK 27110 Bear Family BCD 16438-1/32
* Horn house orchestra on the final



JOHNNY BURNETTE AND THE ROCK'N'ROLL TRIO September 9, 1956 - THE TED MACK AMATEUR HOUR Madison Square Garden, New York City, N.Y. Johnny Burnette : vocal, acoustic guitar Dorsey Burnette : string bass Paul Burlison : elec. lead guitar Unknown : piano HOUND DOG (Jerry Leiber-Mike Stoller) - 1:57
El Toro ETCD 10 010





DORSEY BURNETTE Autumn 1956 - SUN STUDIO, 706 Union Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee (Demo sesssion for Fabor Robison) Dorsey Burnette : vocal, string bass Johnny Burnette : acoustic guitar Paul Burlison : elc. lead guitar LET'S FALL IN LOVE (Dorsey Burnette) - Unissued & Lost (according to Paul Burlison : 4 other unknow tracks)

DORSEY BURNETTE November 24, 1956 - FABOR STUDIO, Malibu, California Dorsey Burnette : vocal, string bass Unknown : acoustic guitar Roy Lanham : elec. lead guitar (on L) Unknown : drums (on D), bongoes (on BO) Unknown : steel guitar (on SG) THE DEVIL'S QUEEN (L,D) (Robert Hyde Jr.-Lewis T. Smith) - 2:09
Abbott 188	Zirkon 104 Hydra BCK 27110
LET'S FALL IN LOVE (L,D) (Dorsey Burnette) - 2:09
Abbott 188	Zirkon 104 Sky 1990 Hydra BCK 27110
AT A DISTANCE (L,D,SG) (Lewis T. Smith-Robert Hyde Jr.) - 2:06
Abbott 190	Hydra BCK 27110
JUNGLE MAGIC (BO, SG) (Jack & Mary Gilbert) - 2:34
Abbott 190	Hydra BCK 27110


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