Blog: Geezer Music Club

It's tempting to wonder what would have become of Johnny Burnette if he hadn't gone fishing that night in 1964. After all, by the time that speedboat came along, he was at a point in his career where he'd managed to pull off the transition from raw rockabilly singer to genuine teen idol, hitting the Top Ten with best-sellers like " You're Sixteen " and "Dreamin'" ( clip ). It was the same process followed by many of his contemporaries, including Elvis Presley, and Burnette shared some other things with Presley too. For one thing, he'd grown [...]

• Johnny Burnette - You're Sixteen