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Smiley Burnette: From the Panhandle to Petticoat Junction by Trav S.D.

Country musician and western sidekick Smiley Burnette (Lester Alvin Burnett, 1911-1967) was born this day. Burnette was born in rural Summum, Illinois, not far from the Illinois River, and raised in Ravenwood, Missouri. He was only a teenager when he began entertaining people with his music in vaudeville and on WDZ radio. He is said […]

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 2:47am on March 18, 2019 ☆ ⚑

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