2026 Charity Shop Purchases #31 -Johnny Burnette - Roses Are Red/Hits and Other Favourites
It was immediately obvious that this twofer by Johnny Burnette was not going to sit neatly with my other twofer by him Rock'n'Roll Trio/ Tear It Up. (1956/57)
Despite being presented by Rock'n'Roll it is ballads all the way from Roses Are Red (1963) and Hits & Other Favourites (1961)
It's a huge change of style and one that I am struggling a bit with. As things stand I'm not convinced as to whether it is a keeper of not. It's not that he doesn't have a good voice it's more that I think it is wasted.
I'm going to feature the Rock'n'Roll numbers later in the week for a compare and contrast. Spoiler alert there isn't much in the way of compare but plenty of contrast
Sadly at the age of 30 his unlit fishing boat was struck by a cabin cruiser on Clear Lake in California in April 1964 so will will never know how his music would have evolved.
One from each album I think
Everything changed when he dropped the Trio
ReplyDeleteHe definitely needed the Trio
ReplyDeleteHe definitely needed the Trio
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