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Chanteur
Country US né Lester Alvin Burnette, le 28 mars 1911 à Summum (Illinois).
Smiley Burnette est décédé le 17 février 1967 à Encino (Californie).
Based on
his record sales, Smiley Burnette wasn't more than a footnote in the annals of
recorded country music. However, thanks to his appearances as a sidekick to
Gene Autry in dozens of Republic Pictures
Westerns before World War II, and with Charles Starrett and
Roy Rogers later on, he was one of the
most familiar country & western performers in movies, and a beloved performer on
stage and radio.
Burnette began his performing career at age nine, playing the musical saw. He
organized and led his own band in high school in the late '20s, and after
graduation he set out on a performing career. Burnette became successful as a
one-man band — he claimed proficiency on 100 instruments — and worked in
vaudeville before becoming an announcer and performer on radio in Tuscola, IL.
Autry discovered Burnette and hired him to
appear on the WLS Barn Dance out of Chicago, where
Autry was already the top singing star.
His recording career began around this time, centered around the Conqueror and
American Record Company labels.
Autry went to Hollywood when producer Nat
Levine at Mascot Pictures decided to put a professional country singer into the
Ken Maynard film In Old Santa Fe,
and he brought Burnette with him. The duo was established on the screen as a
double act, one of the most popular in the history of B picture Westerns. With
his portly physique, good-natured but slightly dim-witted persona, and trademark
floppy hat, he became a familiar screen presence as
Autry's sidekick Frog Milhouse, appearing
in 55 Westerns alongside Autry between
1933 and 1942. In most of these, he was also called on to sing at least one
number of his own, which he did in either his normal voice, which was funny
enough, or a deep, frog-like croak.
As an actor, Burnette was one of B Westerns' two "kings of the sidekicks" (the
other was George "Gabby" Hayes, who didn't sing). His featured musical numbers,
like his records ("Mama Don't Allow No Music" on ARC, reissued by Sony in 1995,
is a good representative piece), were usually novelty songs with a strong
comedic content, in contrast to the romantic ballads that
Autry or
Rogers would do in the same movies. He
also made appearances in supporting roles in non-Westerns, including Republic's
serials (Dick Tracy, etc.) in the 1930s. Burnette subsequently did dozens
of films with Rogers and Starrett (The
Durango Kid).
Burnette was a successful songwriter, and his music was recorded by the likes of
Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Red Foley, and
Ferlin Husky, among others. He made
appearances on his own, as a musical performer, on the Ozark Jubilee, Jubilee
USA, the Grand Ole Opry, and the Louisiana Hayride, and played rodeos as well.
In 1962, Starday Records released an album of Burnette's funniest songs under
the title Ole Frog. From 1962 through 1967, he was a regular on the
television series Petticoat Junction, playing railroad engineer Charlie
Pratt.
In 1971, four years after his death from leukemia, Burnette was inducted into
the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Talents : Singer, Songwriter, Guitar, Accordion, Comedy Actor
Style musical : Comedy, Singing Cowboy, Traditional Country
http://www.smileyburnette.org/Smiley/index.html
TEN
GALLON HAT (1946)
THAT LONG WHITE LINE (1954)
WAY
DOWN LOW (1959)
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Années en activité :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 |
DISCOGRAPHY
78 t. & Singles
| 07/1934 | 78 t. MELOTON 13046 (CAN) | Smiley BURNETT - Mama Don't Like My Music / He Was A Travelin' Man |
| 07/1934 | 78 t. BANNER 33082 (US) | Smiley BURNETT - Mama Don't Like My Music / He Was A Travelin' Man |
| 07/1934 | 78 t. ROMEO 5344 (US) | Smiley BURNETT - Mama Don't Like My Music / He Was A Travelin' Man |
| 07/1934 | 78 t. ORIOLE 8344 (US) | Smiley BURNETT - Mama Don't Like My Music / He Was A Travelin' Man |
| 07/1934 | 78 t. PERFECT 13011 (US) | Smiley BURNETT - Mama Don't Like My Music / He Was A Travelin' Man |
| 07/1934 | 78 t. MELOTON 13072 (CAN) | Smiley BURNETT - Mathilda Higgins / Peg Leg Jack |
| 07/1934 | 78 t. BANNER 33104 (US) | Smiley BURNETT - Mathilda Higgins / Peg Leg Jack |
| 07/1934 | 78 t. ROMEO 5354 (US) | Smiley BURNETT - Mathilda Higgins / Peg Leg Jack |
| 07/1934 | 78 t. ORIOLE 8354 (US) | Smiley BURNETT - Mathilda Higgins / Peg Leg Jack |
| 07/1934 | 78 t. PERFECT 13018 (US) | Smiley BURNETT - Mathilda Higgins / Peg Leg Jack |
| 1935 | 78 t. CONQUEROR 8387 (US) | Smiley BURNETT - He Was A Travelin' Man / Mama Don't Like My Music |
| 08/1935 | 78 t. MELOTON 13452 (CAN) | My Cross-Eyed Girl (Gene AUTRY & Jimmy LONG) / Uncle Noah's Ark (Gene AUTRY & Smiley BURNETT) |
| 08/1935 | 78 t. BANNER 33485 (US) | My Cross-Eyed Girl (Gene AUTRY & Jimmy LONG) / Uncle Noah's Ark (Gene AUTRY & Smiley BURNETT) |
| 08/1935 | 78 t. ROMEO 5489 (US) | My Cross-Eyed Girl (Gene AUTRY & Jimmy LONG) / Uncle Noah's Ark (Gene AUTRY & Smiley BURNETT) |
| 08/1935 | 78 t. ORIOLE 8489 (US) | My Cross-Eyed Girl (Gene AUTRY & Jimmy LONG) / Uncle Noah's Ark (Gene AUTRY & Smiley BURNETT) |
| 08/1935 | 78 t. PERFECT 13159 (US) | My Cross-Eyed Girl (Gene AUTRY & Jimmy LONG) / Uncle Noah's Ark (Gene AUTRY & Smiley BURNETT) |
| 10/1935 | 78 t. MELOTONE M351018 (CAN) | Gene AUTRY & Smiley BURNETT - Ridin' Down The Canyon / Wagon Train |
| 12/1935 | 78 t. MELOTONE M5-12-53 (CAN) | Old Covered Wagon (Gene AUTRY & Smiley BURNETT) / Silver Haired Mother Of Mine (Gene AUTRY & Jimmy LONG) |
| 1935 | 78 t. CONQUEROR 8467 (US) | Uncle Noah's Ark (Gene AUTRY & Smiley BURNETT) / My Shy Little Blue Bonnet Girl (Gene AUTRY & Jimmy LONG) |
| 1935 | 78 t. CONQUEROR 8483 (US) | When The Desert Sun Goes Down (Gene AUTRY TRIO) / Wagon Train (Gene AUTRY & Smiley BURNETTE) |
| 1935 | 78 t. CONQUEROR 8484 (US) | Angel Boy (Gene AUTRY & Jimmy LONG) / The Covered Wagon (Gene AUTRY & Smiley BURNETTE) |
| 1935 | 78 t. CONQUEROR 8493 (US) | Smiley BURNETT - Peg Leg Jack / Mathilda Higgins |
| 1935 | 78 t. MELOTONE 13452 (CAN) | Uncle Noah's Ark (Gene AUTRY & Smiley BURNETT) / Cross-Eyed Gal (Gene AUTRY & Jimmy LONG) |
| 1935 | 78 t. BANNER 33485 (US) | My Cross Eyed Gal (Gene AUTRY & Smiley BURNETT) / Uncle Noah's Ark (Gene AUTRY & Jimmy LONG) |
| 12/1938 | 78 t. DECCA 5633 (US) | Down In The Cane Brake (Bill BURNETT) / Uncle Fraley's Formula (Smiley BURNETT) |
| 05/1939 | 78 t. DECCA 5685 (US) | Bill BURNETT - Steamboat Bill / Lawyer Skinner |
| 1946 | 78 t. ARA 4002 (US) | Smiley BURNETTE with The SUNSHINE GIRLS - Do You Want My Heart / It's My Lazy Day |
| 1946 | 78 t. ARA 4003 (US) | I Hope You're Having Fun Hurting Me (Smiley BURNETTE with The SUNSHINE GIRLS) / I'm A Stranger Here Myself (SUNSHINE GIRLS) |
| 1946 | 78 t. ARA 4004 (US) | Cool Water (Smiley BURNETTE) / Foggy, Foggy Dew (Smiley BURNETTE with The SUNSHINE GIRLS) |
| 1946 | 78 t. ARA 4005 (US) |
Hominy Grits (Smiley BURNETTE with The SUNSHINE GIRLS) /
Ten
Gallon Hat
(From Powder
River) (Smiley BURNETTE) |
| 1946 ? | 78 t. ARA 4008 (US) | Catfish Take A Look At That Worm / Peg-Leg Bandit |
| 1947 | 78 t. ARA 4025 (US) | It's My Lazy Day / Do You Want My Heart |
| 1947 | 78 t. UA 603 (US) | Catfish Take A Look At That Worm / ? |
| 1947 | 78 t. UA 606 (US) | Swamp Woman Blues / ? |
| 05/1948 | 78 t. BULLET 654 (US) | It's A Lazy Day / Hominy Grits |
| 1948 | 78 t. BULLET 655 (US) | Swamp Woman Blues / Catfish Take A Look At That Worm |
| 03/1949 | 78 t. BULLET 676 (US) | House Trailer Blues / I Hope You're Having Fun Hurting Me |
| 05/1950 | SP CAPITOL F1165 (US) | Catfish / Jackass Mail |
| 1950 | SP CAPITOL 30129 (US) | Blue Bottle Fly / Smart Alec Crow |
| 11/1950 | SP CAPITOL 30133 (US) | Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer / The Swiss Boy |
| 11/1950 | SP CAPITOL F1304 (US) | Rosie The Elephant / You Put Me On My Feet |
| 01/1951 | SP CAPITOL F1347 (US) | Hominy Grits / My Lazy Day |
| 05/1951 | SP CAPITOL F1520 (US) | Do The Pines Grow Green In The Valley / I Can't Be Honest |
| 08/1951 | SP CAPITOL 1746 (US) | Can't Go On / I Ain't Done Nothin' To You |
| 02/1954 | SP ABBOTT 154-45 (US) | Mucho Gusto / Chuggin' On Down '66 |
| 05/1954 | SP ABBOTT 161-45 (US) |
That Long White Line
/ Lazy
Locomotive |
| 1959 | SP CRICKET C-113 (US) | Clementine / Boss Of The Town |
| 1959 | SP CRICKET C-119 (US) | Smart Alec Crow / Gran'pa Frog |
| 04/1962 | SP STARDAY 45-586 (US) | Old Fishin' Pole / It's My Last Day |
| 1964 | SP RANCHO 1001 (US) | Smiley BURNETTE & Rufe DAVIS - Steam, Cinders & Smoke / Clickity Clack |
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Albums
| 1959 | LP 12" CRICKET CR-11 (US) |
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SMILEY BURNETTE & HIS RODEO SONGAREE - Gran'pa Frog / Thievin Burro / No Kids: Prairie Dog Lament / Deep Froggy Blues / Red River Valley -Clementine (Medley) / Boss Of The Town / Smart Alec Crow / Way Down Low - I Wish Thati'd Said That (Medley) / Pussy Foot / Buffalo Gals - Comin‘ Round The Mountain (Medley) |
| 1962 | LP 12" STARDAY SLP-191 (US) |
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OLE FROG - It's My Lazy Day / Lilac Lane / Broomstick Buckaroo / Old Fishin' Pole / I Lied Blues / Catfish, Take a Look At That Worm / Introduction-Comedy / Everybody Makes Me Feel At Home / Swiss Boy / That's All, Brother, That's All / Lil' Indian / Way Down Low |
| 198? | LP 12" COWGIRLBOY LP-5050 (D) |
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A LAZY DAY IN THE COUNTRY - It’s My Lazy Day / Do You Want My Heart? / Broomstick Buckaroo / If I Was The Boss Of The Town / Cecil Could You See What He Wanted To See / That’s All, Brother / Catfish, Take A Look At The Worm / The Swiss Boy / Just Come On In / Ramblin‘ Blood In My Veins / Mama Don’t Allow It / The Deep Froggy Blues / I Don’t Want Nothin‘, I’m Just Lookin‘ / No Time / Three Hermits / Swamp Woman Blues |
| 05/1997 | CD KING 6104 (US) |
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IS FROG MILHOUSE - It's My Lazy Day / Lilac Lane / Broomstick Buckaroo / Old Fishin' Pole / I Lied Blues / Catfish, Take A Look At That Worm / Comedy / Comedy / Everybody Makes Me Feel At Home / Swiss Boy / That's All Brother / Lil' Indian / Way Down Low |
| 02/1998 | CD SIMITAR 5570 (US) |
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COLLECTORS EDITION - Ramblin' Blood / Red River Valley - Clementine / Gran'pa Frog / That's All Brother That's All / Thievin' Burro / Way Down Low - I Wish That I Said That / Smart Alec Crow / No Kids/Prairie Dog Lament / Deep Froggy Blues / Buffalo Gals - Comin' round The Mountian / Boss Of The Town / Magic Guitar |
| 1998 | CD CATTLE CCD 203 (D) |
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SMILEY BURNETTE - GENTLE GENIUS OF COUNTRY MUSIC (1934-47) - Swamp Woman Blues / Catfish, Take A Look At That Worm / Ten Gallon Hat / Foggy, Foggy Dew / Peg Leg Jack / Steamboat Bill / Down In The Cane Brake / Uncle Fraley's Formula / Hominy Grits / Do You Want My Heart / It's My Lazy Day / House Trailer Blues (Need A Woman 'Round Here) / That's Why I Am At This Bar Tonight (Previously Unissued) / I'm Not The Forgetting Kind (Previously Unissued) / Cool Water / He Was A Travelin' Man / Mama Don't Allow It (Mama Don't Like Music) / I'm A Stranger Here Myself; Lawyer Skinner / I Hope You're Having Fun Hurting Me / Uncle Noah's Ark (previously unissued duo with Gene AUTRY) |
| 2004 | CD BACM D 080 (UK) |
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COUNTRY SONGS & COMIC CUTS - Eye / Tonight’s My Night To Howl / When A Country Girl Loves You / The Wooing Of Kitty McQueue / If I Thought I’d Make A Hit With You / Poor Baby / My Ring Eyed Pony / Harmonica Bill / The Rich Get Richer, The Poor Get Poorer / The Dentist Song / Hat Check Girl / It Ain’t Much Help / Calleop / I Don’t Like Work / Gordy The Little Pea Frog / Just Like A Rainbow After Rain |
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