The Resume

(May 8, 1953- )
Born in Memphis, Tennessee
Birth name was Dorsey William Burnette III
Son of singer Dorsey Burnette
Guitarist and singer
Member of Fleetwood Mac (1987-95)
Recorded the albums ‘Billy Burnette’ (1972), ‘Billy Burnette’ (1979), ‘Between Friends’ (1979), ‘Billy Burnette’ (1980), ‘Gimme You’ (1981), ‘Try Me’ (1985), ‘Brother to Brother’ (1988), ‘Bekka and Billy’ (with Bekka Bramlett, 1996), ‘Memphis in Manhattan’ (2006), and ‘Rock and Roll with It’ (2011)
Appeared in the films ‘Carnosaur 3: Primal Species’ (1995) and ‘Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish’ (1998)

Why he might be annoying:

He made his singing debut at age seven, recording a Christmas novelty song, ‘Hey Daddy (I’m Gonna Tell On You).’
Three of his first four albums were titled ‘Billy Burnette.’
Not coincidentally, each eponymous album was also his debut for a new label.
His webpage promotes the dubious claim that the word ‘rockabilly’ originated from a merger of his name and his cousin Rocky’s. (Etymologist go with a combining of ‘rock’ and ‘hillbilly’ as the source of the word.)

Why he might not be annoying:

He played guitar in the touring bands of Brenda Lee, Roger Miller, John Fogerty, and Bob Dylan.
He wrote hit singles for Eddy Raven and George Strait.
Fellow Fleetwood Mac guitarist Rick Vito said, ‘He’s great at coming up with perfect rhythm parts.’

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 77]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [May] (Ranked: 5081953)
• Country Music Stars
• Fleetwood Mac
• I Covered a Bob Dylan Song
• I Named My Kid After Myself
• I Sing Novelty/Parody Songs
• Known By a Middle Name
• Look at Me, I'm in the City
• Look at My Guitar
• Profiles 47001-47250 (Ranked: 47146)
• Sons of Celebrities

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 82.35% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying