Billy Don Burns
Born in Arkansas, Billy Don Burns moved to Palm Desert, CA, in 1970 after serving in the United States Army. Although joining a publishing company and having a few songs recorded, Burns moved to Nashville in 1972. With the help of Lynn Owsley, Burns moved into a musician's boarding house in Nashville. Owsley would often sneak Burns into the Grand Ole Opry while Owsley was one of Wanda Jackson's backing musicians. In 1972, Burns signed to Wilderness Music. After performing as Hank Williams at Opryland USA in 1973, the singer/songwriter had two songs recorded. One was "Be Alright In Arkansas" by Connie Smith and the other was "I Always Come Back To Loving You" by Mel Tillis.
In 1975, Burns formed the Travis Brothers with Jimmy Getzen, but it was a short-lived project. At the time, Burns performed around various Nashville clubs, opening for Boots Randolph and also Ronnie Prophet. After breaking off a wedding engagement to Lorrie Morgan, Burns started Gypsy Women Music Publishing. The early '80s saw him touring across North America and having Arkansas governor Bill Clinton proclaim March 27th, 1983, as Billy Don Burns Day. In 1984, he recorded "New Commitments" with Lorrie Morgan and appeared on TNN. In 1990, down on his luck and producing a gospel album as well as a failed album project with prison inmate Johnny Paycheck, Burns saw his career take an upswing when Willie Nelson recorded one of his songs. In 1995, the musician released his debut album, Long Lost Highway, which received critical acclaim in North American and European country music circles. Sammy Kershaw also recorded another of Burns' songs, "Honky Tonk Boots." In 1996, teaming up with Hank Cochran, the duo recorded the Desperate Men album. In 2002, Billy Don Burns had his second solo album, Train Called Lonesome, released.
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Discography
14 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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I've Seen a Lot of Highway
Country - Released by Black Country Rock on Oct 6, 2023
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Nights When I'm Sober (Portrait Of A Honky Tonk Singer)
Country - Released by Rusty Knuckles on Jul 17, 2012
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Graveyard in Montgomery
Country - Released by Rusty Knuckles on Dec 16, 2016
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Train Called Lonesome
Country - Released by Rusty Knuckles on Jun 12, 2012
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A Night in Room 8
Country - Released by Black Country Rock on Apr 22, 2016
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Heroes, Friends & Other Troubled Souls
Country - Released by Rusty Knuckles on Jun 12, 2004
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The Country Blues
Country - Released by Country Rewind on Mar 15, 2020
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Brothers of the Music Vol. 2
Josh Morningstar, Billy Don Burns
Country - Released by Rusty Knuckles on Dec 4, 2020
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Neon Circus
Country - Released by Black Country Rock on Jul 7, 2023
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I Went Crazy
Country - Released by Black Country Rock on Sep 22, 2023
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All She Put Him Through
Country - Released by Black Country Rock on Sep 8, 2023
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Train Called Lonesome
Country - Released by Cody Creek on Jan 1, 2002
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Brothers of the Music Vol. 1
Billy Don Burns, Josh Morningstar
Country - Released by Rusty Knuckles on Dec 4, 2020
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Talk About Crazy
Country - Released by Black Country Rock on Aug 11, 2023
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