Rocky Burnette (born Jonathan Burnette, June 12, 1953) is an American singer and musician and the son to the rockabilly and pop singer Johnny Burnette. Rocky is best known for his 1980 hit single "

Tired of Toein' the Line "Tired of Toein' the Line" is a song by Rocky Burnette, who co-wrote it with Ron Coleman, former bass player of The Brothers Grim and The Everly Brothers. Background The song was performed by Burnette, and contains lyrics detailing an imminent br ...

" which he co-wrote with Ron Coleman, who formerly wrote, recorded and performed with The Brothers Grim and

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Career

Rocky Burnette was born in

Memphis, Tennessee Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County in the southwest part of the state; it is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-mos ...

, and became part of the early 1980s revival of the

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style. He released his first album, ''The Son of Rock and Roll'', on

EMI America EMI America Records was started in 1978 by EMI as a second US label next to Capitol Records. It absorbed Liberty Records in 1984. In the late 1980s, EMI America was consolidated with Manhattan Records to form EMI Manhattan Records, which later ...

in 1979. In the summer of 1980, his

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" became a No. 8 pop

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in the United States. The song was also popular internationally, becoming a No. 1 hit in Australia and peaking at No. 3 in South Africa; it reached No. 58 in the UK. EMI America's financial problems interfered with promotion efforts for the follow-up singles (several of which became hits in other countries), and Burnette's second album, ''Heart Stopper'', was not successful. In 1981, Burnette toured Europe with the final version of his deceased father's Rock and Roll Trio. He also used the band on his next album, ''Get Hot or Go Home!'' on

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. It also sold poorly and Enigma dropped Burnette and the Trio rather than release a follow-up. Burnette worked with

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and

Dwight Twilley Dwight Twilley (born June 6, 1951) is an American pop/rock singer and songwriter, best known for the Top 20 hit singles "I'm on Fire (Dwight Twilley Band song), I'm on Fire" (1975) and "Girls" (1984). His music is associated with the power pop st ...

in the mid-1990s, and also contributed vocals and the original "Trouble Is I'm in Love With You" to

Paul Burlison Paul Burlison (February 4, 1929 – September 27, 2003) was an American pioneer rockabilly guitarist and a founding member of The Rock and Roll Trio. Burlison was born in Brownsville, Tennessee, where he was exposed to music at an early age ...

's 1997 ''Train Kept A-Rollin'.'' In 1996, Burnette released ''Tear It Up'' on Core Records. Burnette co-wrote the European hit "You Got Away With Love" for Percy Sledge in 1997 which was produced by Saul Davis & Barry Goldberg. He continues to tour internationally at a number of rockabilly shows. Backed by Barry Goldberg and

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, he recorded " Mystery Train" for the

Carla Olson Carla Olson (born July 3, 1952) is a Los Angeles-based songwriter, performer and record producer. Biography Born and raised in Austin, Texas, Olson moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1978 where she formed the Textones, whose debut album ''M ...

-produced ''

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'' compilation album released in 2021.

Discography

*''The Son Of Rock And Roll'' (EMI America, 1979)Track Listing From Analog Recording Circa 1985 1) Tired Of Toein' The Line -- 3:43 2) Angel In Chambray -- 3:20 3) Baby Tonight -- 3:16 4) Fallin' In Love (Bein' Friends) -- 4:00 5) Anywhere Your Body Goes -- 2:40 6) The Boogie Man -- 3:42 7) You're So Easy To Love -- 2:24 8) Clowns From Outer Space -- 3:53 9) A Woman In Love -- 2:52 10)Roll Like A Wheel -- 4:08 *''Heart Stopper'' (The Goods Records, 1982) *''Get Hot Or Go Home!'' (KYD/Enigma, 1983) *''Tear It Up'' (Core, 1996) *''Hip Shakin' Baby: A Tribute To Johnny & Dorsey Burnette'' – with

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& The Enforcers (Rockstar, 2002) *''Wampus Cat'' (El Toro, 2007) *''Rock Solid'' (Sunset Blvd Records, 2019)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burnette, Rocky 1953 births Living people American male singers American rock singers American rock guitarists American rockabilly guitarists American male guitarists Musicians from Memphis, Tennessee Guitarists from Tennessee EMI Records artists 20th-century American guitarists Country musicians from Tennessee 20th-century American male musicians

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