Jethro Burns
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Biography
Kenneth Charles "Jethro" Burns was born on March 10, 1920 in Conasauga, Tennessee. He moved to Knoxville as a child and met Henry D. Haynes, forming the duo Homer and Jethro. After serving in World War II, they signed with King Records and later RCA Records. The duo won a Grammy for "The Battle of Kookamonga" in 1959. Burns introduced jazz harmonies to country music and continued his career post-Haynes' death, collaborating with Steve Goodman. He died from cancer on February 4, 1989, in Evanston, Illinois. In 2001, Homer and Jethro were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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- I'll Never Be the Same
- I'll Always Be In Love With You
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- Idaho
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- Litterbug Waltz
- Kelly Boy Rag
- Laura
- Love Me Or Leave Me
- Let's Dance
- Mood Indigo
- Mama Was a Truck Driving Man
- Paramount Stomp
- Sitting on Top of the World
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- Solitude
- Smiles
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- Sweet Chorus
- Sunday
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