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    • Dec 28, 1932
    Dorsey Burnette is born in Memphis, Tennessee. As a member of Johnny Burnette And The Rock & Roll Trio, he plays a seminal role in the growth of rockabilly. He also writes Glen Campbell's "Hey Little One"
    Mar 25, 1934
    Singer/songwriter Johnny Burnette is born in Memphis, Tennessee. In the mid-1950s, Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'N' Roll Trio becomes a rockabilly force. Burnette also writes two Ricky Nelson country hits: "Waitin' In School" and "Believe What You Say"
    Jun 12, 1953
    Jonathan "Rocky" Burnette is born in Memphis, the son of rockabilly pioneer Johnny Burnette. He has a pop hit in 1980 with "Tired Of Toein' The Line"
    Jun 20, 1955
    The movie "Webb Pierce And His Wonderin' Boys" debuts in theaters. Hank Penny, Sue Thompson, Red Sovine and Johnny Burnette also appear in the film, which includes renditions of "Slowly" and "In The Jailhouse Now"
    Jul 2, 1956
    Johnny Burnette And The Rock & Roll Trio record "The Train Kept A-Rollin'" at the Bradley Recording Studio in Nashville. The rockabilly effort will be named among country's 500 greatest singles in the 2003 Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Feb 4, 1961
    Rockabilly artist Johnny Burnette has an emergency appendectomy in Hollywood
    Aug 14, 1964
    Singer/songwriter Johnny Burnette drowns in a boating accident on California's Clear Lake. With his Rock 'N' Roll Trio in the mid-1950s, he helped define rockabilly. The Trio's "The Train Kept A-Rollin'" will be named one of the 500 greatest country singles in history in the 2003 Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Aug 19, 1978
    Dorsey Burnette dies of a heart attack in Canoga Park, California. He was an important figure in the growth of rockabilly through his membership with younger brother Johnny Burnette in the Rock 'N' Roll Trio
    Mar 14, 2003
    The Country Music Foundation publishes "Heartaches By The Number," celebrating country's "500 greatest singles." Among the rockabilly titles on the list: Johnny Burnette's "The Train Kept A-Rollin'" and Charlie Feathers' "One Hand Loose"
    Jun 1, 2008
    Fire destroys thousands of master recordings at the Universal Music Group in Los Angeles, including music by The Carter Family, Donna Fargo, Don Williams, Rodney Crowell, Dorsey Burnette, Johnny Burnette, Walter Brennan, Lyle Lovett, Patty Loveless, Buddy Holly and The Mavericks
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