Johnny Burnette – I Beg Your Pardon

Success in California with Ricky Nelson Now unemployed in Memphis, Johnny also decided to try his luck in California. He and a friend, Joe Campbell, hitched down to the West Coast. Here they joined Dorsey and with their past differences forgotten, the brothers attempted to resurrect The Rock and Roll Trio, by sending for Paul Burlison. He joined them briefly, but decided to return to Memphis and concentrate on his electrical business. Dorsey and Johnny continued with their song writing activities, but Dorsey continued with his day job as an electrician to pay the family expenses. The Burnettes’ brashness got them their first success in the music business in California. On arriving in Los Angeles, Joe Campbell bought a copy of A Map To The Stars which showed the location of the teen idol Ricky Nelsons home. In an effort to get their songs to him, the Burnettes and Campbell decided to sit on the steps of the stars home until they could get a meeting with him. This persistence worked and Ricky was sufficiently impressed with their work, that he wound up recording many of their songs including “Believe What You Say You Say”, “Its Late” and “Waitin’ In School” amongst others. Other Imperial Records artists, such as Roy Brown, benefited from their songwriting abilities. He successfully recorded the brothers “Hip Shakin Baby” and this led to them signing a recording contract with Imperial Records as a duo. While in California, they met future Buck Owens and the Buckaroos bass …
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