SMILEY (LESTER) BURNETTE - RECORD ALBUM COVER SIGNED - HFSID 343231

SMILEY BURNETTE
The Western film actor and singer signs his vinyl album cover "Smiley Burnette and his Rodeo Songaree" from 1959
Record album cover signed: "From/Smiley Burnette/Frog [drawing of a frog]" in red felt tip. Color. 12¼x12¼ album cover, including record. Album titled "Smiley Burnette and his Rodeo Songaree" featuring the Cricketone Chorus & Orchestra and Playhouse Players. Copyright 1959 K.M. Corp. A product of Pickwick Sales Corp. Side A includes five tracks, such as: "Gran'pa Frog", Thievin' Burro" and "Deep Froggy Blues". Side B includes five tracks, such as "Boss of the Town", and "Smart Alec Crow". Actor, singer and songwriter Smiley Burnette (1911-1967), born Lester Alvin Burnette, appeared on vaudeville before joining his friend, Gene Autry, on the radio show, The National Barn Dance. Burnette and Autry broke into films together in 1934 (In Old Santa Fe), and they went on to appear in over 80 Westerns. Burnette, who played Autry's sidekick, Frog Milhouse, also provided comic relief for other Western stars, including Sunset Carson and Charles "Durango Kid" Starrett. A talented musician who played over 100 instruments, Burnette wrote over 300 Western songs, some of which he sang in his films. After retiring from the big screen in 1953, Burnette debuted on the small screen in 1958, appearing as a regular on the TV series, Ranch Party. His best known TV role was as Charley Pratt (1963-1967) on the TV sitcom, Petticoat Junction. Toned and soiled. Corners and edges slightly worn. Otherwise, fine condition.