Johnny Burnette

Birth Name:

John Joseph Burnett

Birth Date:

March 25, 1934

Birth Place:

Memphis, Tennessee

Death Date:

August 14, 1964

Place of Death:

Clear Lake, California

Age:

Cause of Death:

Drowning

Cemetery Name:

Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)

Claim to Fame:

Music

The Burnette brothers, Dorsey and Johnny, are best remembered for their seminal rockabilly recordings for Coral in the mid-1950s. With lead guitarist Paul Burlison and brother Dorsey, Johnny Burnette founded the pioneering, but largely overlooked rockabilly group the Johnny Burnette Rock 'n' Roll Trio in the early 50s. And while they never enjoyed national acclaim like their good friend Elvis Presley, the group produced some of the wildest rockabilly of the era.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)

1712 S Glendale Avenue

Glendale, California, 91205

USA

North America

Map:

Grave Location:

Garden of Ascension, Lot 8276, Space 4

Grave Location Description

From the large Chotimer monument on Freedom Way, park and walk to the left of the Chotimer monument and follow the sidewalk away from the monument to the statue of a woman holding a child. Turn right into the lawn area at the statue and walk down 14 rows to the Johnny Burnette marker.