Burnette, Dorsey

Brother of Johnny Burnette. Born 1932 in Memphis, Tenn. Died in 1979.

References:
   The Johnny & Dorsey Burnette Discography website by Gilles Vignal and Marc Alesina
   Article and discography in issue 13 (1976) of New Kommotion.
   Feature article in issue 13 (1982) of Rock & Roll Performers Magazine; discography in issue 15.

Original Releases

Discography is intended to be complete through 1964

Date & Source	Label & Number	V	Titles {& References to LP/CD List}	As By	Matrix Numbers
1956/Nov. 24 Bb c&w rev.	Abbott 188-45		Let's Fall In Love {d,l,o,s, F,J,U, 1b} The Devil's Queen {E,F, 1b}	1 1	A B
1957/Feb. 23 Bb c&w rev.	Abbott 190-45		Jungle Magic {F} At A Distance {F}	1 1	B A
1957/Nov. (Bb est.)	Surf SR5019-45		Bertha Lou {E,F,G,R,U, 1b} Til The Law Says Stop {E,F,G,U, 1b}	4
1959/Mar. 9 Bb pop rev.	Imperial X5561		You Came As A Miracle {S} Try {S}		IM-1727 IM-1726
1959/Sept. 7 Bb pop rev.	Imperial X5597		Lonely Train {S, 1b} Misery {E,S, 1b}	1 1	IM-1996 IM-1998
1960/Jan. 11 Bb pop rev.	Era 3012		(There Was A) Tall Oak Tree {m,q, B,C,X, 1b} Juarez Town {U}	1 1	45-BSN-41 33537 45-BSN-35 33366
1960/Apr. 18 Bb pop rev.	Coral 9-62190		Blues Stay Away From Me {b,f,n,t,u,v, H,L,M,P,Q,W} Midnight Train {U}	6 1	100,263+ 89,909
1960/May 2 Bb pop rev.	Era 3019		Hey Little One {q, B,C, 1b} Big Rock Candy Mountain {q, B,C}	1 1	BSN-54 35092 BSN-55 35092-x
1960/May 23 Bb pop rev.	Imperial X5668		Way In The Middle Of The Night {i,j,k,z, E,S, 1b} Your Love {S}	1 1	IM-1997 IM-1995
1960/Aug. 29 Bb pop rev.	Era 3025		The Ghost Of Billy Malloo {C} Red Roses {B,C}	1 1	45-BSN-70 45-BSN-71
1960/Oct. 17 Bb pop rev.	Merri 206		Lucy Darlin' Black Roses	1 1	45-206-A 45-206-B
1960/Nov. 7 Bb pop rev.	Era 3033		This Hotel The River And The Mountain	1 1	45-BSN-89 45-BSN-91
1961/Feb. 27 Bb pop rev.	Era 3041		(It's No) Sin {c, C} Hard Rock Mine {C,D}	1 1	45-BSN-114 45-BSN-130
1961/Apr. 24 Bb pop rev.	Era 3045		Great Shakin' Fever {a,c,p,w, C,D,U, 1b} That's Me Without You {c, C,E}	1 1	45-BSN-140 45-BSN-113
1961/May (Bb est.)	Dot 45-16230		Rainin' {c , 1b} A Full House {c}	2 2	MW-15983 MW-15984
1961/Sept. 25 Bb pop rev.	Dot 45-16265		Feminine Touch {c , 1b} Sad Boy {c}	1 1	MB-16122 MB-16123
1962/Jan. (Bb est.)	Dot 45-16305		A Country Boy In The Army {c} Dying Ember	3 3	MB-16365 MB-16364
1962/June 30 Bb pop rev.	Reprise R-20,093		Castle In The Sky The Boys Kept Hangin' Around {D}	1 1	1212 1211
1962/Oct. 27 Bb pop rev.	Reprise R-20,121		I'm Waitin' For Ya Baby {D,U, 1a} Darling Jane	1 1	1504 1506
1963/Feb. 23 Bb pop rev.	Reprise R-20,246		Foolish Pride Four For Texas {E}	1 1	1445 2105
1963/Mar. 9 Bb pop rev.	Reprise R-20,153		Hey Sue {D,F} It Don't Take Much {F}	6 7	1669 1670
1963/May 18 Bb pop rev.	Reprise R-20,177		Invisible Chains Pebbles	5 5	1692 1694
1963/Aug. (Bb est.)	Imperial 5987		Circle Rock {e,g, D,S,U} House With A Tin Roof Top {E,S}	1 1	IM-2865 IM-2866
1963/Aug. 24 Bb pop rev.	Reprise R-20,208		Where's The Girl? One Of The Lonely	5 5	2107 2106
1963/Dec. (Bb est.)	Reprise 246		Four For Texas Foolish Pride	1 1	2105 1445
1964/May 16 Bb hot rev.	Mel-O-Dy M-113		Little Acorn {q, X} Cold, As Usual	1 1	DM B-080205 DM B-082101
1964/Oct. or later (Bb est.)	Mel-O-Dy 116		Jimmy Brown Everybody's Angel {D,Z}	1 1	DWX-089109 DW 088318
1964/Nov. or later (Bb est.)	Mel-O-Dy 118		Long Long Time Ago {E} Ever Since The World Began {D}	1 1	DM-095317 DM-QQL-107215
1965 or later (Bb est.)	Cee-Jam #6		Bertha Lou Keep A Knockin' {E,V, 1b}	1 8	CJ-6-A CJ-6-B
1966 or later (Bb est.)	Cee-Jam #16		Bertha Lou {r} Til The Law Says Stop	1 1	A B
1960 (BSN est.)	Era EL-102		Tall Oak Tree  [monaural] Big Rock Candy Mountain Hey Little One Hard Working Man {B,C} That Lucky Old Sun {B,C} Suddenly There's A Valley {B} Lazy Bones {B,C} Red Roses Noah's Ark {B,C} Swing Low Sweet Chariot {B} The Wayward Wind {B} I Got The Sun In The Morning {B,C} Tall Oak Tree
1960 (BSN est.)	Era ES-700		Tall Oak Tree  [stereo] Big Rock Candy Mountain [stereo vers.] Hey Little One [stereo vers.] Hard Working Man [stereo vers.] That Lucky Old Sun [stereo vers.] Suddenly There's A Valley [stereo vers.] Lazy Bones [stereo vers.] Red Roses [stereo vers.] Noah's Ark [stereo vers.] Swing Low Sweet Chariot [stereo vers.] Wayward Wind [stereo vers.] I Got The Sun In The Morning [stereo vers.] Tall Oak Tree [stereo vers.]
1963 (BSN est.)	Dot DLP-3456		Dorsey Burnette Sings  [monaural] Don't Let Go Dying Ember {c} Rainin' (In My Heart) {w} A Full House Sad Boy He Gave Me My Hands {c} Feminine Touch The Biggest Lover In Town {c} No One But Him {c} The Creator {c} Cry For Your Love {c} The Rains Came Down {c}
1963 (BSN est.)	Dot DLP-23456		Dorsey Burnette Sings  [stereo] Don't Let Go [stereo vers.] Dying Ember [stereo vers.] Rainin' (In My Heart) [stereo vers.] A Full House [stereo vers.] Sad Boy [stereo vers.] He Gave Me My Hands [stereo vers.] Feminine Touch [stereo vers.] The Biggest Lover In Town [stereo vers.] No One But Him [stereo vers.] The Creator [stereo vers.] Cry For Your Love [stereo vers.] The Rains Came Down [stereo vers.]
Additional Tracks on Comps
	[unissued]		Baby Doll {O} Believe What You Say {N} Daddy-O {N} Honey Honey {N} How Do You Rock {N} I Only Came Here To Dance {h,x, A,E,S,Y} It's Late {h,i,j,k,y,z, A,E,I,K,O,S,T,U,Y} Lonely Train [alt. vers.] {S}
	[need info]		Don't Let Go {c, U, 1b} Here Comes That Feeling Again {q} Hideaway {q} Let It Be Known {X} Little By Little {D,U,X} The Magic Of Love {X} Mr. Hangman {X} My Love You're A Stranger {U} My Refugee {X} Rock Me {U} Sixteen Violins {D} Sun Gonna Shine {D,X} (There Was A) Tall Oak Tree [alt. vers.] Yesterday {X}

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

Single-artist compilations included selectively

Acknowledgments:   Both Sides Now, CMF Library, Bill Davis, Will Derrington, Steve Foehner, Udo Frank, Udo - Frank, Toni Grundner, Kent Heineman, Bernd Hermoneit, Jeff Hunt, Jack Nitzche, Pasi Koskela, Gerd Miller, Rog Peyton, Don Stilton, Lars Stromberg, Perica Sucevic, Matti Turunen, Tapio Vaisanen, Gilles Vignal, Joe Wajgel, Wolfgang Weißbrodt, Peter van Wilsem, Jos Wouters