Smiley Burnette
American music performer
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Lester Alvin Burnett, better known as Smiley Burnette, was an American country music performer and a comedic actor in Western films and on radio and TV, playing sidekick to Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, and other B-movie cowboys. Wikipedia
Born: March 18, 1911, Summum, IL
Died: February 16, 1967 (age 55 years), Encino, Los Angeles, CA
Spouse: Dallas McDonald (m. 1940–1967)
Also known as: Smiley Burnette
Instrument(s): Accordion, guitar, banjo, many others
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Lester Alvin Burnett (March 18, 1911 – February 16, 1967), better known as Smiley Burnette, was an American country music performer and a comedic actor in ...
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Smiley Burnette. Actor: Galloping Thunder. Smiley worked on a local radio station and in Vaudeville after high school. Always interested in music, ...
This is the official web site dedicated to the memory and works of Lester Alvin Burnett, known to the world as Smiley Burnette - Star of Movies, Records, ...
Musician, Actor. Born Lester Alvin Burnett, in Summum, Illinois, he began his career at a local radio station and in Vaudeville Theatre. A talented musician ...
Smiley Burnette created the Western music standard "Ridin' Down the Canyon" and was a prolific composer of songs for Hollywood's singing-cowboy Westerns.
This B-western, the theatrical swan song for both Smiley and Gene, was released in 1953; Burnette dropped out of screen work for the next twelve years, making ...
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Smiley Burnette. Actor: Galloping Thunder. Smiley worked on a local radio station and in Vaudeville after high school. Always interested in music, ...
Lester Alvin Burnett, better known as Smiley Burnette, was a popular American country music performer and a comedic actor in Western films, playing sidekick to ...