Dorsey Burnette was an American early rockabilly singer. With his younger brother, Johnny Burnette, and a friend named Paul Burlison, he was a founder member of The Rock and Roll Trio. He is also the father of country musician and Fleetwood Mac member Billy Burnette.
Dorsey William Burnett, Jr. was born on December 28, 1932 to Willie Mae and Dorsey William Burnett, Sr. in Memphis, Tennessee. The e at the end of his surname was added later. His younger brother, John Joseph Johnny Burnett, was born on March 25, 1934. The family lived in a public housing project in the Lauderdale Courts area of Memphis, Tennessee.
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