Burgess, Sonny
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Variants
- Burgess, Albert Austin
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1929-05-28
Death Date
- 2017-08-18
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Sun Records
Birth Place
- Newport (Ark.)
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
Occupation
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Sources
- found: The Legendary Sun performers: Sonny Burgess [SR] p1977:label (Sonny Burgess)
- found: All music guide WWW site, Dec. 20, 2004(Sonny Burgess; b. May 28, 1931, Newport, AR; rockabilly guitarist and vocalist)
- found: New York times WWW site, viewed Aug. 22, 2017(in obituary published Aug. 21: Sonny Burgess; b. Albert Austin Burgess, May 28, 1929, near Newport, Ark.; d. Friday [Aug. 18, 2017], Little Rock, Ark., aged 88; rockabilly singer whose hollering vocal style and frantic, jangling guitar made him one of the most electrifying stars in the Sun Records galaxy in the 1950s)
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Change Notes
- 1992-12-04: new
- 2017-08-22: revised
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