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

 

THE BURNETTE BROTHERS

February 5, 1958 - MASTER RECORDERS, 535 North Fairfax Avenue, Hollywood, Ca.

Johnny Burnette : duet vocal, acoustic guitar
Dorsey Burnette : duet vocal
Otis William "Joe" Maphis : elec. lead guitar
Ray Siegel : string bass
Earl Cyril Palmer : drums
Gene Garf : piano (on P)
Unknown : elec. rhythm guitar (on R)

WARM LOVE (P) (Johnny Burnette-Dorsey Burnette) - 1:54 - IM 1485

Imperial 5509
Rockstar LP RSR 1017
Rockstar CD RSR 005
Bear Family BCD 16438-2/1
BOPPIN' ROSALIE (R,P) (Johnny Burnette-Dorsey Burnette) - 1:59 - IM 1486
 
Skyline LP 1254
Rockstar LP RSR 1017
Rockstar CD RSR 005
Bear Family BCD 16438-2/2
DO BABY DO (R) (Johnny Burnette-Dorsey Burnette) - 1:45 - IM 1487
 Skyline LP 1254
Rockstar LP RSR 1017
Rockstar CD RSR 005
Bear Family BCD 16438-2/3
MY HONEY (R) (Johnny Burnette-Dorsey Burnette) - 1:57 - IM 1488
Imperial 5509  
Rockstar LP RSR 1017
Rockstar CD RSR 005
Bear Family BCD 16438-2/4
 

JOHNNY BURNETTE

August 1958 - Location unknown in Los Angeles
poss. GOLD STAR RECORDING STUDIOS, Hollywood, California

Johnny Burnette : vocal
Unknown : elec. lead guitar
Prob. Eddie Cochran : first elec. lead guitar (on L)
Unknown : bass guitar (on B)
Unknown : string bass (on SB)
Poss. Ear Palmer: drums
Unknown : percussion (on P)
Unknown : elec. rhythm guitar (on R)
Unknown : male background vocals (on C)

I'M RESTLESS (C,P,R,SB) (Johnny Burnette) - 2:13 - FR 102

Freedom 44001*
Rockstar LP RSR 1017
Rockstar CD RSR 005
Bear Family BCD 16438-2/5
KISS ME (B,C) (Johnny Burnette) - 2:31 - FR 103
Freedom 44001*
Rockstar LP RSR 1017
Rockstar CD RSR 005
Bear Family BCD 16438-2/6
KISS ME (B,C) (Johnny Burnette) - 2:16 (Alternate)
Freedom 44001 (Promo copy)
Skyline LP 1254
Rockstar CD RSR 005
Bear Family BCD 16438-2/7
GUMBO (L,SB,B) (Johnny Burnette) - 2:03 - FR 119
Freedom 44011*
Rockstar LP RSR 1017
Rockstar CD RSR 005
Bear Family BCD 16438-2/8
(It's not clear that "Gumbo" was recorded at this session)
* Liberty subsidiary label Freedom Records was closed down in the summer of 1959
 

DORSEY BURNETTE

August 28, 1958 - Location unknown in Los Angeles
poss. MASTER RECORDERS, 535 North Fairfax Avenue, Hollywood, Ca.

Dorsey Burnette : vocal
James Burton : elec. lead guitar (on L), acoustic lead guitar (on J)
James Kirkland : string bass
Gene Garf (poss. Ray Johnson): piano (on P)
Ritchie Frost : drums
Unknown : elec. rhythm guitar (on R)
Unknown : acoustic guitar (on A)
Unknown : background vocal (on C)

IT'S LATE (L,R,P) (Dorsey Burnette) - 1:51

 United Artists UAS 30312 (U.K.) 1980
Rockstar LP RSR 1017
Rockstar CD RSR 005
I ONLY CAME HERE TO DANCE (J,P,A) (Dick) - 1:59
United Artists UAS 30312 (U.K.) 1980
Rockstar CD RSR 005
TRY (P,A,C,L) (Dorsey Burnette) - 2:36 - IM 1726*
Imperial 5561
Rockstar CD RSR 005
YOU CAME AS A MIRACLE (P,A,C,L) (Dorsey Burnette) - 2:23 - IM 1727*
Imperial 5561
Rockstar CD RSR 005
* Matrix IM 1726 & Im 1727 : poss. other session early september
 

DORSEY BURNETTE

1958 - Los Angeles, California
(Demo session)

Dorsey Burnette : vocal, acoustic guitar
Unknown : percussion

BOOM BOOM BOOM YIPPY YI YA (Cliff Crofford) - 1:43

 Bear Family BCD 16438-7/6
 

JOHNNY BURNETTE

1958 - Los Angeles, California
(Demo session)

Johnny Burnette : vocal, acoustic guitar

COME ON BABY ( ) - 1:28

 Bear Family BCD 16438-7/1
MY LITTLE BABY CAME ROCKIN' (Johnny Burnette-Dorsey Burnette) - 1:57
Bear Family BCD 16438-7/4
ROCK AWAY BABY (Johnny Burnette-Dorsey Burnette) - 1:18
 Bear Family BCD 16438-7/8
RHYTHM IN MY BONES (Johnny Burnette-Dorsey Burnette) - 1:55
Bear Family BCD 16438-7/14
TELL ME BABY (Johnny Burnette-Dorsey Burnette) - 2:05
Bear Family BCD 16438-8/16
 

DORSEY BURNETTE

1958 - Los Angeles, California
(Demo session)

Dorsey Burnette : vocal, acoustic guitar

 
IF YOU LOVE ME STRONG ENOUGH (Johnny Burnette-Dorsey Burnette) - 1:23
 Bear Family BCD 16438-7/12
 
 

JOHNNY BURNETTE

1958 - Los Angeles, California
(Demo session)

Johnny Burnette : vocal, acoustic guitar
Unknown : percussion

WE'RE GONNA ROCK IT ( ) - 2:04

Bear Family BCD 16438-8/7
 

DORSEY BURNETTE

1958 - Los Angeles, California
(Demo session)

Dorsey Burnette : vocal, acoustic guitar
Unknown : acoustic guitar

 
ROCKIN' THE TOWN ( ) - 2:03
Bear Family BCD 16438-7/3
 

JOHNNY BURNETTE

1958 - Los Angeles, California
(Demo session)

Johnny Burnette : vocal, acoustic guitar
Unknown : acoustic guitar

DAYDREAMING IN SCHOOL (Johnny Burnette-Dorsey Burnette) - 1:42
Bear Family BCD 16438-7/10
YOU GOTTA HAVE A FRIEND (Johnny Burnette-Dorsey Burnette) - 1:57
Bear Family BCD 16438-8/23
CHARLESTON ROCK'N ROLL (Johnny Burnette-Dorsey Burnette) - 1:44
Bear Family BCD 16438-9/26
I FEEL SO WELCOME (Johnny Burnette-Dorsey Burnette) - 1:30
Bear Family BCD 16438-9/27
LITTLE GIRL (KISS ME SWEET) ( ) - 1:52
Bear Family BCD 16438-8/33
 

JOHNNY BURNETTE

1958 - Los Angeles, California
(Demo session)

Johnny Burnette : vocal, acoustic guitar
Unknown : acoustic guitar, percussion

LIZZY DEE (Johnny Burnette-Dorsey Burnette) - 1:57

Bear Family BCD 16438-7/7
 

JOHNNY BURNETTE

1958 - Los Angeles, California
(Demo session)

Johnny Burnette : vocal, acoustic guitar
Unknown : elec. lead guitar
Unknown : string bass

MULE BOY (Johnny Burnette) - 2:07

Bear Family BCD 16438-8/14
CRAZY LEGS (Johnny Burnette) - 1:40
Bear Family BCD 16438-9/1
 

JOHNNY BURNETTE

1958 - Los Angeles, California
(Demo session)

Johnny Burnette : vocal
Unknown : elec. lead guitar
Unknown : elec. rhtyhm guitar
Unknown : string bass
Unknown : drums

YOU GOTTA GET READY (Johnny Burnette-Dorsey Burnette) - 2:00

Bear Family BCD 16438-9/13
 

THE BURNETTE BROTHERS

1958 - Los Angeles, California
(Demo session)

Dorsey Burnette : lead vocal, duet vocal
Johnny Burnette : duet vocal
Unknown : elec. lead guitar
Unknown : elec. rhtyhm guitar
Unknown : string bass
Unknown : drums

HONEY HONEY ( ) - 2:30

Bear Family BCD 16438-8/6
 

JOHNNY BURNETTE

December 11, 1958 - GOLD STAR RECORDING STUDIOS,
6252 Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood, California

Johnny Burnette : vocal
Eddie Cochran : elec. lead guitar
Otis William "Joe" Maphis : elec. lead guitar
Conrad "Guybo" Smith : string bass
Raymond "Ray" Johnson : piano
John "Plas" Johnson Jr : saxophone
Earl Cyril Palmer : drums

REMEMBER (Jerry Capehart) - ? - FR 115 - Freedom Unissued & Lost

 
DUTCHMAN'S GOLD (Jerry Capehart) - ? - FR 116 - Freedom Unissued & Lost
 
THE TABLE (Jerry Capehart) - ? - FR 117 - Freedom Unissued & Lost
 
ME AND THE BEAR (Johnny Burnette) - 2:23 - FR 118
Freedom 44011
Skyline LP 1254
Rockstar LP RSR 1017
Rockstar CD RSR 005
Bear Family BCD 16438-2/9
 

 
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