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Popular American country music performer & comedic actor in Western films, radio & TV.
Born March 18, 1911, Summum, Illinois, died February 16, 1967, Encino, California.

His career, beginning in 1934, spanned four decades, including a regular role on CBS-TV's Petticoat Junction in the 1960s. Owner of Rancho Records and Rancho Music. In 1971, he was inducted posthumously into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 1998, he was inducted into the Western Music Association and on May 5, 2012 he was inducted into the Cowtown Society of Western Music Hall of Fame as a Hero.

ALBUMS


Smiley Burnette
Country Songs & Comic Cuts
2004, CD, Comp, B.A.C.M.
Smiley Burnette
Is Frog Millhouse
1996, Cass, Comp, King Records (3)
Smiley Burnette & Rufe Davis
Steam, Cinders & Smoke / Clickity Clack
1964, 7", Single, Rancho Records
Smiley Burnette
Old Fishin' Pole / It's My Lazy Day
1962, 7", Starday Records
Smiley Burnette
Clementine / Boss Of The Town
1959, 7", Cricket (2)
Smiley Burnette
Smiley Burnette And His Rodeo Songaree
1959, LP, Album, Cricket (2)
Smiley Burnette
Smiley Burnette Sings Gran-Pa Frog And Smart Alec Crow
1959, 7", Single, Cricket (2), Cricket (2)
Smiley Burnette
Smiley Burnette And His Rodeo Songaree Volume 1
1959, 7", EP, Cricket (2)
Smiley Burnette
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer / The Swiss Boy
1955, Shellac, ,
Novelty/Holiday
Smiley Burnette
Mucho Gusto / Chuggin' On Down "66"
1954
Smiley Burnette
Lazy Locomotive / That Long White Line
1954, ,
Country
Smiley Burnette
I Can't Be Honest With You / Do The Pines Grow Green In The Valley
1951, 10", Promo, Capitol Records
Smiley Burnette
I Ain't Done Nothin' To You
1951, 10", Promo, Capitol Records
Smiley Burnette
Jackass Mail / Catfish, Take A Look At That Worm
1950, Shellac, 10", Capitol Records
Smiley Burnette With Billy May And His Orchestra
Granddaddy Frog / Courtin' Cricket
1950, Shellac, 10", Capitol Records
Smiley Burnette
Blue Bottle Fly / Smart Alec Crow
1950
Smiley Burnette
The Donkey Engine
1950
Smiley Burnette And The Ewing Sisters
Hominy Grits / It's My Lazy Day
1948, Shellac, 10", Capitol Records
Smiley Burnette And Georgia Crackers
Smart Alec Crow
1947, Shellac, 10", Rancho Records
Smiley Burnette And Georgia Crackers
Hitch Hikin' Indian
1947, Shellac, 10", Rancho Records
Smiley Burnette
4 Songs By Smiley Burnette
1947, Shellac, 10", Hollywood Film Guild
Smiley Burnette With The Sunshine Girls
It's My Lazy Day / Hominy Grits
1947
Smiley Burnette
Peg-Leg Bandit / Catfish Take A Look At That Worm
1946, Shellac, 10", Ara (2)
Smiley Burnette With The Sunshine Girls
Hominy Grits / Ten Gallon Hat
1946, Shellac, 10", Ara (2)
Smiley Burnette With The Sunshine Girls
Cool Water / Foggy, Foggy Dew
1945
Smiley Burnette With The Sunshine Girls
I Hope You're Having Fun Hurting Me / I'm A Stranger Here Myself
1945
Smiley Burnette With The Sunshine Girls
Do You Want My Heart / It's My Lazy Day
1945
Smiley Burnette
Down By The Cane Brake / Uncle Fraley's Formula
1938, Shellac, 10", Decca
Gene Autry And Smilie Burnette* / Gene Autry And Jimmy Long
Uncle Noah's Ark / My Cross Eyed Girl
1935, Shellac, 10", Perfect (3)
Gene Autry And Smilie Burnette* / Gene Autry And Jimmy Long
The Old Covered Wagon / Silver Haired Mother Of Mine
1935, Shellac, 10", Perfect (3)
Gene Autry And Smilie Burnette*
When The Desert Sun Goes Down / Wagon Train
1935, Shellac, 10", Conqueror
Gene Autry And Smilie Burnette*
Ridin' Down The Canyon / Wagon Train
1935
Smilie Burnette*
Peg Leg Jack / Matilda Higgins
1934, Shellac, 10", Oriole (3)
Smilie Burnette*
Mama Don't Like Music / He Was A Traveling Man
1934, Shellac, 10", Conqueror
Smiley Burnette
Ole Frog
LP, Starday Records
Smiley Burnette
Gentle Genius of Country Music
CD, Comp, Cattle Compact
Smiley Burnette
A Lazy Day In The Country
LP, Album, Mono, Cowgirlboy Records
Smiley Burnette, The Whippoorwills, Georgia Brown (8), The Rancheros
The Smiley Burnette Show
Vinyl, 16", RadiOzark Enterprises
Jen Mize / Mark Sholtez
Twilight On The Trail
2018, CD, Album, Not On Label
K. R. Wood
Songs + Tales Of The Old Chisholm Trail - 150 Year Anniversary 1867 - 2017
2017, 2xCD, Album, Texanna Records
Various
Country Ballads
2012, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Reader's Digest, ,
Country/Bluegrass/Honky Tonk/Ballad
Seamus Kennedy
Sidekicks And Sagebrush
2009, CD, Gransha Records
The Sons Of The Pioneers
Classic Cowboy Songs
2006, CD, Comp, Varèse Sarabande
Various
Folk Awards 2005
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Proper Music Distribution, ,
Folk
Craig Duncan
Legends Of The Old West - A Tribute To The Legendary Music Of Gene Autry, Marty Robbins And The Sons Of The Pioneers
2000, CD, Green Hill
Roy Rogers
Happy Trails The Roy Rogers Collection (1937-1990)
1999, 3xCD, Album, Comp, RM + Box, Comp, Rhino Records (2)
Various
Ballades Country
1997, 3xCass, Comp + Box, Pla, Sélection Du Reader's Digest, ,
Country/Bluegrass/Honky Tonk/Ballad
Gary Kirkland
Plain & Fancy
1983, LP, Album, Rank Buzzard Records
The Sons Of The Pioneers
The Legendary Sons Of The Pioneers Vol. 3 (1956)
1981, LP, Comp, Mono, Cattle Records
Gene Autry And His Cass County Boys*
Country & Western Memories Vol. 2
1980, LP, Album, Comp, Mono, Castle (3)
The Broadway Buckaroos
Country And Western
1966, LP, Album, Stella Records (2)
"Buffalo" Bill Mullin*
All-Time Favorites
1962, 7", EP, Mono, W & G
The Sunshine Boys*
His Eye Is On The Sparrow
1959, 7", Dot Records
Smiley Burnette And His Rancheros
Swamp Woman Blues / Catfish Take A Look At That Worm
1948, Shellac, 10", Bullet (2)
Smiley Burnette And His Rancheros
It's My Lazy Day / Hominy Grits
1948
Gene Autry
Ridin' Down The Canyon / Home On The Range
1947, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Jesse Rogers
Saddle Serenade
1946, 4xShellac, 10", Album, Sonora (6), Sonora (6)
Bing Crosby
You Are My Sunshine / Ridin' Down The Canyon (When The Desert Sun Goes Down)
1941, Shellac, 10", Decca
Russ Brown & Cadets*
Mama Don't 'Low No Music Playin' Here / They Gotta Quit Kicking My Dog Around
10", Promo, Cole Records (3), Cole Records (3)

APPEARANCES +


Various
Rhythm & Western Volume 10 Nine Pound Hammer
2023, CD, Comp, Koko Mojo Records, ,
Memphis Blues/Doo Wop/Rhythm & Blues
Johnny Rivers
Land Of Dreams
2020, CD, Album, Soul City (2), ,
Pop Rock
Various
Sing Me A Song Of The Saddle
2015, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Box, Proper Records (2), ,
Western Swing/Hillbilly/Country/Folk
Flatt & Scruggs
The Foggy Mountain Sounds of Flatt & Scruggs 50 Original Bluegrass Hits
2013, 2xCD, Comp, Not Now Music, ,
Bluegrass
Bill Boyd & His Cowboy Ramblers*
Vol. 2 When The Sun Goes Down
2011, CDr, Comp, B.A.C.M., ,
Western Swing
Roy Rogers (3) & Gene Autry
Cowboy Dreams With Roy Rogers & Gene Autry
2001, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Delta Blue, Delta (18)
Hot Club Of Cowtown*
Dev'lish Mary
2000, CD, Album, Hightone Records
Gene Autry
South Of The Border
2000, CD, Comp, Delta (18), Music Digital
Gene Autry
The Singing Cowboy, Chapter Two
1998, CD, Comp, Varèse Sarabande
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Friends Of Mine
1998, ,
Country/Folk
The Prairie Crooners
Cowboys Roost
1996, ,
Country
Tom Morrell* And The Time Warp Tophands
On The Money
1995, CD, Album, WR Records (2), ,
Swing/Western Swing/Country
Various
Boppin' Hillbilly Vol. 27
1994, LP, Comp, Ltd, RM, S/Edition, White Label Records (7)
Gene Autry
The Essential Gene Autry 1933-1946
1992, CD, ,
Country
Rod Taylor
Ridin' Down The Canyon
1990, ,
Country
Patsy Montana
The Cowboy's Sweetheart
1988
Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys*
The Tiffany Transcriptions Vol. 6: Sally Goodin
1987
Roy Smeck
Wizard Of The Strings (Recording Artist)
1984, LP, Comp, Starry Crown Records,
Merle Haggard / Willie Nelson
Poncho & Lefty
1982, ,
Country
Gene Autry
Gene Autry
1982
Flatt & Scruggs
Country & Western Classics: Flatt & Scruggs
1982, 3x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Bluegrass
June Holms and Zeta Burns
Songs To Be Remembered
1981, LP, Album, Comp, Queensland Country Style, EMI Custom Records
Sons Of The Pioneers*
Radio Transcriptions, 3
1980
Willie* And Leon*
One For The Road
1979
Frank Rice (2) And The Emmanuels (3) / Frank Rice (2) And Mustard & Gravy*
Uncle Noah's Ark / Circus Parade
1978, 7", Single, Oak (6)
The Wright Brothers Overland Stage Company
Anthology Album
1977, 4x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Country/Bluegrass/Country Rock/Folk Rock/Gospel
Gene Autry
Back In The Saddle Again
1977, ,
Country
Gene Autry
Live From Madison Square Garden
1976
Doc Williams
Reminiscing
1972
Red Foley
Red Foley's Greatest Hits
1968, ,
Country
Rex Allen
Rex Allen Sings Western Ballads
1967
Ferlin Husky
Sings The Songs Of Music City U.S.A.
1966, Vinyl, ,
Country
Dave Dudley
Rural Route #1
1965
Vaughn Monroe
Vaughn Monroe's Greatest Hits Vol. #2
1964
Lenny Dee
Hominy Grits
1963
Bill Black Combo*
Bill Black Combo Goes West
1963
Various
The Country Music Hall Of Fame - Volume II
1962, ,
Bluegrass/Country
Brook Benton
The Boll Weevil Song And 11 Other Great Hits
1961, ,
Country Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Vocal
The Sons Of The Pioneers
Cool Water
1960, Vinyl, ,
Country
Sons Of The Purple Sage*
At Western Campfires
1959
The Marksmen
Don't Gamble With My Heart / You Hurt Me So
1957, 7", Single, Starday Records
The Andrews Sisters
The Andrews Sisters In Hi Fi Part 4
1956, 7", EP, Capitol Records, Capitol Records
Eddie Dean Featuring The Frontiersmen
"The Golden Cowboy" Sings The Greatest Westerns
1955
Red Foley
Nobody / Hominy Grits
1955
Dean Martin
You Belong To Me / Hominy Grits
1952
Russ Morgan And His Orchestra
It's My Lazy Day / Tell Me Why
1951
Gene Autry
Gene Autry's Western Classics
1949
Milo Twins
Swamp Woman Blues / Love In An Aeroplane
1948, Shellac, 10", Capitol Records
Johnny Tyler And The Riders Of The Rio Grande*
Old McDonald's Boogie / Swamp Woman Blues
1948
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
If I Could Be The Sweetheart Of A Girl Like You / It's My Lazy Day
1948
Andy Parker (10) And The Plainsmen
A Dollar Down / Ridin' Down The Canyon
1948
Doye O'Dell
Dear Okie / Lookin' Poor, But Feelin' Rich
1948
Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra*
It's My Lazy Day / There! I've Said It Again
1947, Shellac, 10", His Master's Voice
Ernie Lee And His Midwesterners
Hominy Grits / I Miss A Little Miss
1947, Shellac, 10", RCA Victor
Red Murrell And His Ozark Playboys
Walking The Floor Over You / Broomstick Buckaroo
1946, Shellac, 10", Atlas (15), Atlas (15)
The Six Westernaires
Remember Me Darling / The Wind Sings A Cowboy Song
1946, Shellac, 10", Black & White, ,
Country
Tem Martin / The Westernaires (5) With Cliffie Stonehead Band
Hominy Grits / So Long To The Red River Valley
1946, Shellac, 10", Bel-Tone Records
Evelyn Knight With The Tune Twisters
It's My Lazy Day / My Fickle Eye
1946
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Who Told You That Lie? / It's My Lazy Day
1946, Shellac Indianapolis Pressing, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Bing Crosby
Ridin' Down The Canyon / San Fernando Valley
1944
June Holms
My Pinto Pony And I / Mother, Pal And Sweetheart
1942, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Girls Of The Golden West
Ragtime Cowboy Joe / The Roundup In Cheyenne
1938, ,
Country/Folk
The Light Crust Doughboys
Little Hill-Billy Heart Throb / When The Moon Shines On The Mississippi Valley
1937, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2), ,
Swing/Country
Gene Autry
I'll Go Riding Down That Texas Trail / My Old Saddle Pal
1937
The Prairie Ramblers
The Music Goes Round And Round / Just Come On In
1936
Prairie Ramblers*
Ridin' Down The Canyon When The Sun Goes Down / I'm Looking For The Bully Of The Town
1936
Red Murrell
Hard Country & Swingin' Western Music
LP, Comp, Mono, Castle (3), ,
Country/Swing
Sadie Green Sales
Rags, Tonks, Novelty
LP, Stackolee Productions
Evelyn Knight With The Tune Twisters
It's My Lazy Day / My Fickle Eye
Shellac, 10", Brunswick
The Jenkins Brothers
People (Gotta Live Together) / Riding Down The Canyon
Riders In The Sky
The Cowboy Way
Gene Autry With Carl Cotner's Orch.*
Closing The Book / My Lazy Day
The Andrews Sisters
The Andrews Sisters In Hi Fi Part 1
The Andrews Sisters
The Andrews Sisters In Hi Fi Part 2
Various
Here We Come A-Caroling: The Groups Celebrate The Holidays!
2015, 2xCD, Comp, Jasmine Records, ,
Vocal/Easy Listening/Choral/Holiday
Various
The Bullet Records Story: The First Americana Label
2011, 3xCD, Comp, Blue Label (3), ,
Country/Country Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Swing/Jump Blues
Various
Hillbilly Boogie - The Roots Of Rockabilly From Bullet Records Of Nashville
2010, CD, Comp, T-Bird
Various
That Devilin' Tune - A Jazz History, Vol. 3 (1934-1945)
2006, 9xCD, Comp, West Hill Radio Archives, ,
Dixieland/Swing/Bop/Big Band
Various
The Singing Cowboys Collection
2005, CD, Comp, Varèse Sarabande
Merle Travis
Boogie Woogie Cowboy 1944-1956
2003, CD, Comp, Country Routes
Various
Western Cowboy Ballads And Songs 1925-1939
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Country/Folk
Various
Singing Cowboys (In The Movies)
2001, CD, Comp, Mono, ASV Mono, ,
Country
Various
Western Swing
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Disky, ,
Western Swing
Various
Ernest Tubb Presents Country Hoedown
2000, CD, Comp, Mono, Jasmine Records
Various
Early Country Vol. 4
2000, CD, Album, Comp, Digimode
Gene Autry
With His Little Darlin' Mary Lee
1998, CD, Comp, Varèse Sarabande, Varèse Vintage
Gene Autry
With The Legendary Singing Groups Of The West
1997
Various
Straight From The Capitol Wacky Winter Wonderland Holiday Sampler
1995, CD, Promo, Smplr, Capitol Records, Inc.
Various
Silver Screen Cowboys Hoppy, Gene And Me
1994
Various
Songs Of The West: Volume Two
1993, CD, Comp, Rhino Records (2), ,
Country
Various
Songs Of The West
1993, 4x CD, ,
Country
Various
Hillbilly Jukebox - 26 Boppin' Country Rarities
1992, CD, Comp, 4 Star Records
Various
Great American Train Songs Vol. II
1989, Cass, Comp, Roundhouse Records (8),
Various
Great American Train Songs Volume 2
1989, CD, Comp, Roundhouse Records (8),
Dr. Demento
Weekend Of July 6/7, 1985
1985, 2xLP, Transcription, Westwood One
Various
Country Oldies On The Air Vol. 2
1980, LP, Comp, Castle (3), ,
Country
Various
Legendary Songs Of The Old West
1980, ,
Country/Folk
Various
Country Music Memorial
1970, 2xLP, Comp, Starday Records, ,
Country
Various
Country Music Spectacular
1967,
Various
50 Country & Western Hits
1967, ,
Country
Various
25 Country Music Greats
1966, ,
Country
Various
Songs Of The Cowboy
1964
Various
Cavalcade Of Country Comedy And Rural Humor
1963
Various
Songs Of The Cowboy
LP, Comp, Design Records (2)
Various
Songs Of The Cowboy
LP, Comp, Design Records (2)
Various
Songs Of The Cowboy
LP, Comp, Design Records (2), Design Records (2)
Various
Songs Of The Cowboy
LP, Comp, Design Records (2)
Various
Country Music Favorites For Children