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Smiley Burnette

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Also known as Lester Alvin Burnett

American country music performer and comedic actor (1911–1967)

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  • Streets of Ghost Town

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1934-03-25
Active to
1964-08-14

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Lester Alvin Burnett (March 18, 1911 – February 16, 1967), better known as Smiley Burnette, was a popular American country music performer and a comedic actor in Western films and on radio and TV, playing sidekick to Gene Autry and other B-movie cowboys. He was also a prolific singer-songwriter who could play as many as 100 musical instruments, some simultaneously. His career, beginning in 1934, spanned four decades, including a regular role on CBS-TV's Petticoat Junction in the 1960s. <a href="

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