American country music performer and comedic actor (1911–1967)
Smiley Burnette
Burnette in 1937
Background information
Birth name
Lester Alvin Burnett
Also known as
Smiley Burnette
Born
(1911-03-18)March 18, 1911 Summum, Illinois, U.S.
Died
February 16, 1967(1967-02-16) (aged 55) Encino, California, U.S.
Genres
Country music
Occupation(s)
Singer-songwriter
musician
film actor
inventor
Instrument(s)
Accordion, guitar, banjo, many others
Years active
1933–1967
Labels
Abbott Starday Capitol Columbia ARA Rancho
Website
Smiley Burnette.org
Musical artist
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 Western films and on radio and TV, playing sidekick to Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, and other B-movie cowboys.[1] He was also a prolific singer-songwriter who is reported to have played proficiently over 100 musical instruments, sometimes more than one simultaneously.[2] His career, beginning in 1934, spanned four decades, including a regular role on CBS-TV's Petticoat Junction in the 1960s.
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American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers, SmileyBurnette, Carol Hughes, and the Maple City Four. Written by Dorrell McGowan...
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