death_date death_place years_active birth_place label name background birth_date instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
14 august 1964 clear lake , california , united states 1952 -- 1964 memphis , tennessee , united states capitol , charly , sahara , liberty johnny burnette solo_singer 25 march 1934 vocals rockabilly johnny burnette
 john joseph burnette musician , singer-songwriter
johnny burnette

john joseph `` johnny '' burnette -lrb- march 25 , 1934 -- august 14 , 1964 -rrb- was an american singer-songwriter rockabilly musician .
along with his older brother dorsey burnette and friend paul burlison , burnette was a founding member of the rock and roll trio .
he was the father of 1980s rockabilly singer rocky burnette .
