Sonny Burns

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Sonny Burns (born September 19, 1930 in Nacogdoches , Texas , † October 21, 1992 ) is an American country and rockabilly singer. He was close friends with George Jones through early appearances .

Career

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Sonny Burns started his career in Eddie Noack's band before moving to Galveston . Even then he was a member of the KNUZ Houston Hometown Jamboree , a radio show that was broadcast live every Saturday evening. During one of these shows, he married in front of an audience on May 22, 1954 in the City Auditorium. However, the marriage did not last long. In the same year he met the young George Jones at a friend's house. Jones had just been discharged from the army and was now trying his hand at music. The two singers quickly became friends and performed together in small clubs and bars. That same year, the hard-drinking Burns got a request from Starday Records to record records. He and Jones recorded his first two titles, Heartbroken Me and Tell Her , which sold well.

Burns then made a few more records, this time solo. Real Cool Cat with Hal Harris on guitar became his most famous title. Although he only released a few more records with Starday and played guitar on a recording with Sonny Fisher , label owner Pappy Dailey Burns announced, however, because Jones had far more success and would later become one of the most successful country musicians ever. Burns was not so lucky, however, continued failure troubled him and he began to drink alcohol excessively . Nevertheless, he got a record deal with United Artists again in the 1960s , but it was not successful.

Today Sonny Burns lives in his hometown of Nacogdoches , Texas.

Discography

year title Record company
1953 Blue Blue Rain / Though You're In My Arms Starday 114
1954 Too hot to handle / powder and paint Starday 118
1954 A Place for Girls Like You / Heart Like a Dollar Sign Starday 131
1954 Play It Cool, Man / Wrong About You (A-side by George Jones; B-side with George Jones) Starday 146
1954 Tell Her / Heartbroken Me (with George Jones) Starday 165
1954 Another Woman Looking For a Man / Waltzing With Sin Starday 152
1955 Invitations / Let's Change Sweethearts Starday 175
1955 Six Feet of Earth / You'll Look a Long Time Starday 189
1955 Real Cool Cat / From on the Moon Starday 209
1956 Satan's a-Waitin '/ Girl of the Streets Starday 223
If You See My Baby / Think Again Starday 254
1961 Patches On My Heart / Blue House Painted White United Artists 395
And Then Some /? United Artists 461
1963 Where No One Else Is Allowed / Ta ea Good Look United Artists 580
1963 Never Never Land / I Just Slipped Your Mind United Artists 634
1964 Must I Leave It There / Room Next to Me United Artists 719
1964 Penny Love / Little Carl Draggin 'the Shoes United Artists 779

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personal data
SURNAME Burns, Sonny
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American country and rockabilly singer
DATE OF BIRTH September 19, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Nacogdoches , Texas
DATE OF DEATH October 21, 1992