Billy Burnette

Dorsey William Burnette III (born May 8, 1953, in Memphis, Tennessee, United States) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter who was part of the band Fleetwood Mac from 1987 to 1996. Burnette also had a brief career in acting.

Family background The son of Dorsey Burnette and Alberta Burnette, Billy Burnette was born into a musical family.

He toured with Brenda Lee

After Fleetwood Mac went on hiatus in 1996, Burnette and Bramlett formed the country duo Bekka & Billy. They moved to Nashville and attracted the attention of producer Garth Fundis. They released the album Bekka and Billy in 1997 but they broke up in 1998.

Discography Albums Billy Burnette (Entrance, 1972) Billy Burnette (Polydor, 1979) Between Friends (Polydor, 1979) Billy Burnette (Columbia, 1980) Gimme You (Columbia, 1981) Try Me (Curb, 1985) Soldier of Love (Curb, 1986) Brother to Brother (Curb, 1988) Coming Home (Capricorn, 1993) Bekka & Billy (Almo, 1997) (with Bekka Bramlett) All Night Long (Grand Avenue, 1999) Are You With Me Baby (Free Falls, 2000) Memphis in Manhattan (Chesky, 2006) The Bluegrass Elvises, Volume 1 (American Roots, 2007) (with Shawn Camp) Rock & Roll With It (Rock & Roll With It, 2011) Crazy Like Me (Rock & Roll With It, 2017)

With Fleetwood Mac Greatest Hits (WEA/Warner Bros., 1988) Behind the Mask (WEA/Warner Bros, 1990) 25 Years – The Chain (Warner Bros., 1992) Time (WEA/Warner Brothers, 1995) The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac (Reprise, 2002) 50 Years – Don't Stop (Rhino, 2018)

Other contributions I'm Not Me, Mick Fleetwood's Zoo, (RCA, 1983) Just One of the Guys (Elektra, 1985) "Get an Education" from Summer School (Chrysalis, 1987) Homer and Eddie (Apache, 1989) John McVie's "Gotta Band" with Lola Thomas (Warner Bros., 1992) Bikers' Choice, Vol. 1, Steel Cowboys (Intersound, 1999) Dressed in Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash (Dualtone, 2002) In the Meantime, Christine McVie (Koch, 2004)

Singles Year Single Peak chartpositions Album US Country US 1979 "What's a Little Love Between Friends" 76 — Between Friends 1980 "Don't Say No" — 68 Billy Burnette 1985 "Ain't It Just Like Love" 51 — Try Me "Try Me" 68 — 1986 "Soldier of Love" 54 — Soldier of Love 1992 "Nothin' to Do (And All Night to Do It)" 64 — 1993 "Tangled Up in Texas" — — Coming Home "The Bigger the Love (The Harder the Fall)" — — 2023 "When the World Comes Back Around" — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos "Don't Say No" (1980) "In Just a Heartbeat" (1980) "As Long As You Follow" (with Fleetwood Mac) (1988) "In the Back of My Mind" (with Fleetwood Mac) (1990) "Save Me" (with Fleetwood Mac) (1990) "Skies the Limit" (with Fleetwood Mac) (1990) "Love Shines" (with Fleetwood Mac) (1992) "Nothin' to Do (And All Night to Do It)" (1992) "Tangled Up in Texas" (1993) "The Bigger the Love (The Harder the Fall)" (1993) "Better Days" (as Bekka and Billy) (1997)

Filmography Fleetwood Mac – Tango in the Night (1987) as himself Saturday Night Special (1994) as Travis Not Like Us (1995) as Jody Carnosaur 3: Primal Species (1995) as Furguson Casper Meets Wendy (1998) as a chef Addams Family Reunion (1998) as a ballroom waiter Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (1998) as Nigel John Fogerty – The Long Road Home in Concert (2006) as himself John Fogerty – Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2008) as himself

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