born in 1934 in memphis (he was actually a classmate of elvis presley), his first band included brother dorsey burnette on bass and the great paul burlison on guitar. unbelievably sun records refused to sign them, but they were soon snapped up by coral, where they recorded their first moderate hit "tear it up". this marked a creative turning point in the career of johnny burnette and he began to churn out big chart toppers like "honey hush", "the train kept a-rollin", and "lonesome train", to name a few. however, unfortunately johnny's skyrocketing career was cut short in 1964 when he died at the tender young age of 30 in a tragic boating accident. he has remained a myth to all rockabilly and rock & roll fans of the fifties and this reissue of his first album shows why. featuring 16 bonus tracks! track listing: 1. honey hush 2. lonesome train (on a lonesome track) 3. sweet love on my mind 4. rock billy boogie 5. lonesome tears in my eyes 6. all by myself 7. the train kept a-rollin' 8. i just found out 9. your baby blue eyes 10. chains of love 11. i love you so 12. drinking wine spo-dee-o-dee bonus tracks: 13. please don't leave me 14. rock therapy 15. my love, you're a stranger 16. i love you so (alternate version) 17. please don't leave me (alternate version) 18. blues stay away from me 19. lonesome train (on a lonesome track) (alternate version) 20. tear it up 21. oh baby babe 22. you're undecided (second version) 23. midnight train 24. shattered dreams 25. you're undecided (first version) 26. go along mule 27. tear it up (alternative version) 28. oh baby babe
