& The Kings IV
60’s Rockabilly
Birth name, Albert Austin Burgess aka Sonny Burgess
Born May 28, 1929 or 1931, not really sure here
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Newport, Arkansas, USA
Albert Austin "Sonny" Burgess (May 28, 1929 – August 18, 2017) was an American rockabilly guitarist and singer.
Biography
Burgess was born on a farm near Newport, Arkansas to Albert and Esta Burgess. He graduated from Newport High School in 1948. In the early 1950s, Burgess played boogie woogie music in dance halls and bars around Newport. Burgess, Kern Kennedy, Johnny Ray Hubbard, and Gerald Jackson formed a boogie-woogie band they called the Rocky Road Ramblers. In 1954, following a stint in the US Army (1951–53), Burgess re-formed the band, calling them the Moonlighters after the Silver Moon Club in Newport, where they performed regularly. After advice from record producer Sam Phillips, the group expanded to form the Pacers. … Read full text here >>> Sonny Burgess
Original Release RAZORBACK R-120 (US) 1965 ; This release, repro RAZORBACK R-120 [1970’s]
Mary Lou b/w Is it wrong