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There Are Two Artists Named Sonny Burgess 1 Albert Austin "Sonny" Burgess May 28 1931 – August 18 2017 Was An American Rockabilly Guitarist And Singer. 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 Moon Club In Newport Where They Performed Regularly. After Advice From Record Producer Sam Phillips The Group Expanded To Form The Pacers. The Band's First Record Was "We Wanna Boogie" In 1956 For Sun Records In Memphis About 80 Miles Southeast Of His Birthplace. The Flip Side Was "Red Headed Woman." Both Were Written By Burgess. The Songs Have Been Described As "among The Most Raucous Energy-Filled Recordings Released During The First Flowering Of Rock And Roll." Their Onstage Antics In Performance Were Similarly Described. Like Other Artists Such As Ray Harris Hayden Thompson Billy Lee Riley And Warren Smith Chart Success Largely Eluded Him. Burgess Disbanded The Group In 1971 But Later Found A New Audience In Europe. In 1990 Possibly Before And Afterward Burgess Toured With The Sun Rhythm Section. This Group Was Composed Of Former Session Musicians From The Sun Recording Studio. Beside Burgess Band Members Included Paul Burlison Electric Guitar J.L. "Smoochy" Smith Piano Stan Kessler Bass Marcus Van Story Acoustic Guitar & Lead Vocals And D.J. Fontana On Drums. Fontana Was A Member Of Elvis Presley's Band 1955-1968 . Burgess Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Of Europe In 1999. His Group Now Called The Legendary Pacers Was A Hit That Same Year In A Rockabilly Concert In Las Vegas Nevada. It Recorded Still Rockin’ And Rollin’ In 2000 Voted The Best New Album In The Country And Roots Field In Europe. The Group Was Inducted In 2002 Into The Rockabilly Hall Of Fame. Sonny Burgess & The Legendary Pacers Performed At The 2006 National Folk Festival In Richmond Virginia To Large Enthusiastic Audiences. Burgess Hosted A Weekly Radio Program Called We Wanna Boogie With Co-Host June Taylor. The Program Named After His First Record Aired Sunday Nights From 5-7pm Central Time On 91.9FM KASU In Jonesboro Arkansas. Burgess Was Born On A Farm Near Newport Arkansas To Albert And Esta Burgess. He Graduated From Newport High School In 1948. Burgess Had Two Brothers And Three Sisters. Burgess Was Formerly Married To Joann Adams Starting In 1956 And They Have Two Sons Peyton And John. Between Performances Burgess Lived In Newport Until His Death In 2017. Burgess Died On August 18 2017 At The Age Of 86. 2 Sonny Burgess Is A Country Music Artist Who Released His Debut Album When In Texas In 2001. read less