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Sonny Burgess. Albert Austin " Sonny " Burgess (May 28, 1929 – August 18, 2017) was an American rockabilly guitarist and singer. Biography. Burgess was born on a farm near Newport, Arkansas to Albert and Esta Burgess. [1] . He graduated from Newport High School in 1948.
Aug 21, 2017 · Rick Diamond/Getty Images. Rockabilly singer and guitarist Sonny Burgess died late Friday, August 18th, at Baptist Health Medical Center, in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was 88. With his band, the...
Sonny is a Texas Country Music Hall of Famer. From the twinkle in his eye to his firm handshake, it is easy to see that Sonny Burgess is a true traditional country artist with a heart as big as Texas. Inspired by her mother, Jolie similarly began at a young age in Dallas, TX entertaining family.
Aug 21, 2017 · Sonny Burgess, a rockabilly singer whose hollering vocal style and frantic, jangling guitar made him one of the most electrifying stars in the Sun Records galaxy in the 1950s, died on Friday in...
May 8, 2024 · Sonny Burgess (1929–2017) Albert Austin “Sonny” Burgess was best known as one of the original rock and roll recording artists for Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee, and as one of the pioneers of rock and roll. He and his band, the Pacers, made a hit of his first recording, “Red Headed Woman,” and the flip side, “We Wanna Boogie ...
Aug 22, 2017 · Rockabilly singer, songwriter and guitarist Sonny Burgess — who became one of Sun Records' stars with his raucous and unbridled whoops and howls, accompanied by his furious guitar — died at age...
Aug 19, 2017 · Arkansas native Albert "Sonny" Burgess, leader of the Pacers, died on Friday night at Little Rock’s Baptist Health Medical Center. He was 88. Known for his frenetic guitar work, gruff singing...
