From:   "Dik de Heer" 
Date:  Mon Feb 4, 2002  1:18 am  - UPDATED 6 JANUARY 2004
Subject:  Born To Be With You : Paul Burlison

PAUL BURLISON (By Shaun Mather)

Born 4 February 1929, Brownsville, Tennessee
Died 27 September 2003, Horn Lake, MS

Paul Burlison was born in Brownsville, Tennessee and made his mark as the
guitarist on the legendary rockabilly group, Johnny Burnette and his Rock
'n' Roll Trio. The trio only lasted for two years and only recorded a couple
of dozen tracks, but such was the raw quality of their work that they have
been revered in rock circles ever since. The extent of Burlison's
involvement on the recorded work is hard to judge, as it is argued that the
lead guitar on many of the Trio's classics came from Grady Martin.
Regardless, the Rock 'n' Roll Trio won the Ted Mack Amateur Hour 3 weeks
running and won a spot on the Coral roster, where they recorded the likes of
Tear It Up, Oh, Baby Babe, Train Kept A Rollin', Please Don't Leave Me and
Rock Therapy. Despite the brilliance of the songs, the group failed to get
a hit and tragically parted. Both Johnny and Dorsey Burnette went on to
fame and early deaths, but Burlison moved away from the music scene. He has
become quite active again in his twilight years, even releasing his own
album on Sweetfish Records but his live shows are quite often hampered by
arthritis in his hands.