Biography
Sonny Burns was an unsung hero of honky tonk, a country singer who recorded a handful of outstanding sides but whose personal and professional peccadilloes prevented him from enjoying lasting success. Clyde Burns Jr. was born on September 19, 1930 in Lufkin, Texas, and his family relocated to Nacogdoches for several years before settling in Houston. Burns began playing guitar in his early teens, and by age 19 he was a regular on a local radio sho...Read more