Jethro Burns

Kenneth Charles "Jethro" Burns (born March 10, 1920 , † February 4, 1989 ) was an American bluegrass and country musician.

Burns started playing the mandolin when he was six . At an amateur radio station WNOX competition in Knoxville , he met Henry Haynes in 1932 . The two twelve-year-olds then got a job as a studio musician and formed a duo that performed pop songs in a comedic way. They also appeared on radio broadcasts as Homer and Jethro for 39 years until Haynes died in 1971. In the following years Burns performed with his own jazz ensemble, the Jethro Burns Quartet , as well as with his brother-in-law Chet Atkins and the folk singer Steve Goodman . Burns died of prostate cancer in February 1989 . In 2001, Homer and Jethro were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame .

Discographic notes

• Jethro Burns (Flying Fish, 1977)
• Tiny Moore & Jethro Burns - Back To Back (Acoustic Disc, 1984) with Ron Carter , Shelly Manne

literature

• Erlewine, Michael u. a. (Ed.): All Music Guide to Country Music. The experts guide to the best recordings in country music . San Francisco, Cal .: Miller Freeman Books, 1997, p. 63f (detailed biography)

Web links

• Jethro Burns at Discogs (English)
• Find a grave