Johnny Burnette Rock 'N Roll Trio relive the 50s

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The three members of the Johnny Burnette Rock 'N Roll Trio were Paul Burlison (born in Brownsville, Tennessee in 1929), (born in Memphis in 1932) and his brother Johnny Burnette (born in Memphis in 1934). All three of them were boxers as young men (Dorsey and Johnny were at one time Golden Gloves champions) and all had a passion for music. According to some sources the Burnette brothers both attended Humes High School in Memphis, where Presley was a student; others say Johnny Burnette attended Catholic High School in Memphis. And at one time or another, Dorsey, Johnny and Presley all worked for Crown Electric in Memphis.
Burlison and the Burnette brothers worked in various aspects of the music business around Memphis and formed their group in 1953. Paul Burlison had done some work with Howlin' Wolf, and it was Burlison's buzz-saw-like guitar work that gave the group it's distinct sound. They were an early rockabilly group and attempted to record at Sam Phillips' local Sun Records recording studio -- the same studio where Presley, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and other future rock notables had recorded when they were unknown talents -- but were turned down. The Johnny Burnette Rock 'N Roll Trio decided to head to New York City.
In 1956 Johnny Burnette appeared on Ted Mack's Amateur Hour several times, winning each time, and eventually secured a recording contract with Coral Records. They recorded the jump blues tune Train Kept A-Rollin' and Tear It Up, neither of which became big-selling records for Johnny Burnette but both of which are regarded today as important recordings in the evolution of rockabilly music.
Dorsey left the group later in 1956 and was replaced by an old colleague from Memphis, Johnny Black, whose brother Bill would reach the charts several times in the years to come with his instrumental group, Bill Black's Combo. A live performance by Johnny Burnette ensued that was captured on film in Alan Freed's movie Rock, Rock, Rock. Burlison left in 1957 and a short time later the Johnny Burnette Rock 'N Roll Trio broke up. But there was much more to come from the individual members of the group.

relive the 50s bill hayley

hi time to relive the 50s with bill hayley rock around the clock time again
In 1955, bandleader Bill Haley and His Comets recorded a landmark rock and roll song, "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock," which held down the Number One spot for eight weeks and went on to sell 22 million copies worldwide. In Britain, "Rock Around the Clock" has re-entered the charts seven times, most recently in 1974. If only for the impact of "Rock Around the Clock," in which Haley adapted a black R&B song to a more streamlined rock and roll beat, Haley would deserve a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Yet his impact in the early days of rock and roll went well beyond that. Two years earlier he'd put out "Crazy, Man, Crazy," an original song that became the first rock and roll record to make Billboard's pop chart. For most of the Fifties, Haley was a presence on the record charts with and in teen-oriented movies.
Haley broke into rock and roll via country and western music. He was a member of the Downhomers and musical director for the Saddlemen. The latter group had a regular radio show at a Chester, Pennsylvania, radio station. Haley brought different sounds into the Saddlemen's repertoire in an attempt to blend, in his words, "country and western, Dixieland and the old-style rhythm & blues." In 1952, the Saddlemen released "Rock This Joint" on the Essex label, and it sold 75,000 copies. By 1953, the group had changed its name to Bill Haley and His Comets and recorded the slang-filled "Crazy, Man, Crazy," a bonafide rock and roll hit. Haley and His Comets were thereupon signed to Decca Records.
At their first session for Decca, they cut "Rock Around the Clock" (which had originally been recorded in 1952 by Sunny Dae. Little attention was paid to Haley's version upon its initial release in the spring of 1954. The group followed it with their cover version of Big Joe Turner's "Shake, Rattle and Roll," which cracked the Top Ten in July 1954 and sold a million copies. "Rock Around the Clock" got its second lease on life by being chosen for the soundtrack to The Blackboard Jungle, a 1955 movie about high-school delinquency that generated controversy in the press and pandemonium among the young. In effect, "Rock Around the Clock" became an anthem for rebellious Fifties youth. A 1956 movie named after the song, which featured nine lip-synched performances by Haley, made him a star here and abroad. His celebrity was particularly long-lived in Britain, where he continued to be treated as rock royalty into the Seventies.

new rockabilly star this week

this week rock n roll star will not be up untill monday on our rockabilly web ring this is due to holidays this week
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Rock n roll rockabilly legneds little richard

hi guys thats right little richard is the new rock n roll star at xvps around 25 pepole ask me to do this rockabilly cool singing legned of the 50s watch as he rocks in this video of long tall sally

one of the many hits by little richard

hey dont forget to let me know which rockabilly star you want on xvps

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millbrook adjustable beds

hi rockabilly fans for all the rock n rollers who have email me about the bed in the picture of the rockabilly dance i have rolled out a new page on adjustable beds the one i got was made by millbrook and i brought it off ebedz a bed shop on the internet i have found that this bed is a must for anyone who wants a good night sleep.

the motor is great no noise and i think that millbrook have got this spot on.

sunday will see the new star on the rockabilly page,and iam giveing nothing away who it is

so far now we have elvis,eddie cochran,janis martin,bill haley,big joe turner and johnny burrnett

and far more to come if any rockabilly boy or girl dose buy one of them adjustable beds tell the lady at ebedz wher you saw it on the web

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relive the 50s rocabilly rock

hi rock n roll update,This weeks rockabilly star has been requested by dan in the uk.
quite a rare singer hard to get videos of this big rock n roll star but as we love our rock n roll
i am sure your be happy with the new page on sunday.
once again big thanks to all pepole at ebedz for letting us do our pictures useing there bed display
and sorry about the parking there all good rock n rollers down there .
buddy holly page is doing well just ahead of johnny burnette by the way has anyone got the video of please dont leave me by johnny burnette and rock n roll trio if so email me at xvps or leave your email for me keep rocking and enjoy reliveing the 50s

relive the 50s

Thanks to all the rockabilly cats that have enjoyed the janis martin rock n roll page
the female elvis as dub by elvis and rac records has been a big hit also thanks to martin for request about the photo shot of the rockabilly dancers on the bed which was suppled
by ebedz and yes martin thats where i got mine from
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rock n roll rock a billy relive the 50s

hi rockabilly fans yes the janis martin page is on xvps today along with buddy holly bill haley elvis presley johnny burnett and big joe turner you can relive the 50s kings and queens with videos and pictures
Janis Martin was one of the few women working in the male-dominated rock & roll music field during the 1950s. Among the popular male rock & roll singers at the time were, Bill Haley and the up and coming Elvis Presley. Martin however, became one of rock & roll's pioneering singers, and also one of country music's earliest female innovators.
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