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Smiley Burnette

18 Mar, 1911 in Summum, Illinois, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Smiley Burnette, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Lester 'Smiley' Burnett'Smiley' BurnetteGeorge 'Smiley' BurnetteLester 'Smiley' BurnetteLester Alvin BurnetteOle FrogLester Alvin Burnett

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Whirlwind
50% (1951)
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Idaho
57% (1943)
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Pack Train
57% (1953)
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Pecos River
50% (1951)
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Harmony Lane
35% (1935)
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Landrush
0% (1946)
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Laramie
65% (1949)
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Six-Gun Law
50% (1948)