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Smiley Burnette

acc, bj, acg, voc, 1911-1967 US
Singer / Musician / Songwriter of Country
A.k.a. Lester Alvin Burnett

A popular American country music performer and a comedic actor in Western films and on radio and TV. Born March 18, 1911, Summum, Illinois, died February 16, 1967, Encino, California His career, beginning in 1934, spanned four decades, including a regular role on CBS-TV's Petticoat Junction in the 1960s. Owner of Rancho Records and Rancho Music. In 1971, he was inducted posthumously into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 1998, he was inducted into the Western Music Association and on May 5, 2012 he was inducted into the Cowtown Society of Western Music Hall of Fame as a Hero.

     
Instruments
  • Accordion
  • Banjo
  • Acoustic guitar
  • Vocals
Genres
  • Country
  • World
  • Children's Music
  • Pop
  • Folk
Popular Tracks   
Minnie The Moocher At The Morgue on Halloween Classics: Songs That Scared The Bloomers Off Your Great-Grandma by Various Artists
Ole Fishin' Pole - Original Starday Recordings on Ole Frog by Smiley Burnette
The Martins And The Coys on Gene Autry With The Legendary Singing Groups Of The West by Gene Autry
Let Me Call You Sweetheart on Love Songs by Gene Autry
It's My Lazy Day - Original Starday Recordings on Ole Frog by Smiley Burnette
(Let Me Ride Down In) Rocky Canyon on 20 Greatest Movie Hits by Gene Autry
The Cowboy Serenade on The Singing Cowboy: Chapter Two by Gene Autry
Swamp Woman Blues on Hillbilly Boogie: The Roots of Rockabilly from Bullet Records of Nashville by Various Artists
I'll Go Ridin' Down That Old Texas Trail on Goin' Back To Texas: 25 Texas Classics by Gene Autry
The Old Home Place on Gene Autry With The Legendary Singing Groups Of The West by Gene Autry

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Ole FrogSmiley Burnette2011Album
Country Songs & Comic CutsSmiley Burnette2004Compil.
Steam, Cinders & Smoke / Clickity ClackSmiley Burnette1964Single
Smiley Burnette And His Rodeo SongareeSmiley Burnette1959Album
Lazy Locomotive / That Long White LineSmiley Burnette1954Album
Mucho Gusto / Chuggin' On Down "66"Smiley Burnette1954Single
I Wish That I'd Said ThatSmiley Burnette1950Album
Jackass Mail / Catfish, Take A Look At That WormSmiley Burnette1950Album
Peg-Leg Bandit / Catfish Take A Look At That WormSmiley Burnette1946Album
Cool Water / Foggy, Foggy DewSmiley Burnette With The Sunshine Girls1945Album
Do You Want My Heart / It's My Lazy DaySmiley Burnette With The Sunshine Girls1945Album
Ridin' Down The Canyon / Wagon TrainGene Autry And Smiley Burnette1935Album
The Old Covered Wagon / Silver Haired Mother Of MineGene Autry And Smiley Burnette And Jimmy Long1935Album
Uncle Noah's Ark / My Cross Eyed GirlGene Autry And Smiley Burnette And Jimmy Long1935Album
Mama Don't Like Music / He Was A Traveling ManSmiley BurnetteAlbum
Smart Alec Crow / Blue Bottle FlySmiley BurnetteSingle
A Lazy Day In The CountrySmiley BurnetteAlbum
The Smiley Burnette ShowSmiley Burnette, The Whippoorwills, Georgia Brown And The RancherosAlbum
Clementine / Boss Of The TownSmiley BurnetteSingle
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer / The Swiss BoySmiley BurnetteAlbum
Peg Leg Jack / Matilda HigginsSmiley BurnetteAlbum
Hominy Grits / Ten Gallon HatSmiley Burnette With The Sunshine GirlsAlbum
Gentle Genius of Country MusicSmiley BurnetteCompil.
Smiley BurnetteSmiley Burnette And Georgia CrackersAlbum
Smiley Burnette And Georgia CrackersSmiley BurnetteAlbum
Old Fishin' Pole / It's My Lazy DaySmiley BurnetteSingle
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