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Sonny Burgess
American rockabilly guitarist and singer
Sonny Burgess | |
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Burgess playing at Riverfest in Little Rock, Arkansas, 2013 | |
| Birth name | Albert Austin Burgess |
| Born | (1929-05-28)May 28, 1929 Newport, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | August 18, 2017(2017-08-18) (aged 88) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Genres | Boogie-woogie, rockabilly |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Formerly of | Rocky Road Ramblers |
Musical artist
Albert Austin "Sonny" Burgess (May 28, 1929 – August 18, 2017) was an American rockabilly guitarist and singer.
Biography
[edit]Burgess was born on a farm near Newport, Arkansas to Albert and Esta Burgess.[1] He graduated from Newport High School in 1948.
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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 Mo