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Highway Of Love by Billy Burnette

Artist Biography For Billy Burnette

Billy Burnette Born Dorsey William Burnette III On 8 May 1953 In Memphis Tennessee Is An American Guitarist Singer And Songwriter Who Was Part Of Fleetwood Mac From 1987 To 1995 And One-Half Of The Country Duo Bekka & Billy With Bekka Bramlett From 1996-1998. The Son Of Dorsey Burnette And Alberta Burnette Burnette Was Literally Born Into A Musical Family. His Father And His Uncle Johnny Burnette Were Two Of The Members Of The 1950s Band Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio Which Also Included Paul Burlison. It Is Said That Burnette Performed On Occasion With The Trio Around The Age Of Three. Johnny Had A Son Born Around The Time Billy Was Born Named Rocky Who Also Became A Musician. It Has Been Said That The Term "rockabilly" Comes From The Combination Of The Two Cousins' Names Rocky And Billy However That Is An Unconfirmed Rumor. Burnette Made His First Recording When He Was Seven Appearing With Ricky Nelson On The 1960 Song "Hey Daddy I'm Gonna Tell Santa On You ". He Toured With Brenda Lee While Teaching Himself To Play Guitar And After Graduating From High School In 1969 Spent Three Years On The Road As Roger Miller's Rhythm Guitarist. In 1972 Burnette Signed With Entrance Records And Recorded His Debut Album Billy Burnette. In 1979 He Switched To Polydor Records And Released His Second Album Again Titled Billy Burnette. His Third Album Between Friends Polydor 1979 Contained "What's A Little Love Between Friends" Which Charted Briefly On The Low End Of The Billboard Country Chart. In 1982 Mick Fleetwood Invited Him To Join The Band The Zoo For The Band's Album "I'm Not Me" RCA 1983 . When Lindsey Buckingham And Fleetwood Mac Parted Ways In 1987 Burnette Along With Guitarist Rick Vito Were Asked To Join The Band. At The End Of 1991 Burnette Helped Fleetwood Mac Bassist John McVie With His First Solo Album. In 1994 Burnette Reunited With Fleetwood Mac. After Fleetwood Mac Went On Hiatus In 1995 Burnette Co-Formed The Country Duo Bekka & Billy. Meanwhile In 1992 Burnette Signed With Capricorn Records Which Issued Coming Home. In 1999 He Signed With Grand Avenue Records And Released All Night Long. After A Hiatus From Solo Albums He Released Memphis In Manhattan In 2006. Rock & Roll With It Was Released In 2011.

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