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  1. John Joseph Burnette (March 25, 1934 – August 14, 1964) was an American singer and songwriter of rockabilly and pop music. [1] 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. [2]

  2. After dark on August 14, 1964, Johnny’s fishing boat was struck by an unaware cabin cruiser on Clearlake in Northern California. The impact threw him off the boat and he drowned. He was 30 years old.

  3. Aug 29, 2022 · At the time of his death in a boating accident in the summer of 1964, the handsome singer was best known for the smooth and catchy, string-laden teen pop hits Dreamin’ and You’re Sixteen. However, the mark he left on music was far wider and deeper than that.

  4. Mar 25, 2014 · Burnette was just 30 when he drowned in a boating accident in 1964. Before he died, he helped pave the way for the rockabilly sound that still seems effortlessly cool today.

  5. 25 Mar 1934. Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA. Death. 14 Aug 1964 (aged 30) Clearlake, Lake County, California, USA. Burial. Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA Show Map. Plot. Garden of Ascension section, Map #E48, Lot 8276, Single Ground Interment Space 4. Memorial ID. 7014355. · View Source.

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  7. Aug 14, 2010 · March 25, 1934 – August 14, 1964. Johnny Burnette was one of the originators of what would later be called rockabilly. Along with his brother, Dorsey Burnette and friend Paul Burlison, Burnette formed The Rock and Roll Trio who would cause a bit of a stir from a remarkable amount of promotional appearances for a band in such infancy.

  8. Apr 2, 2023 · Sadly, Johnny Burnette died in a boating accident at the too-young age of thirty. Dorsey also died young, at the age of forty-six. Paul Burlison retired from the music business for several years before re-creating the Rock and Roll Trio in the 80s; he would later release a solo album aptly titled Train Kept A-Rollin in 1997.

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