Talk:Smiley Burnette

Family life
Burdette and his wife Dallas adopted two boys and two girls from the infamous Georgia Tann who operated a the black market adoption agency called the Tennessee Children's Home society in Memphis.

his granddaughter is actress Elizabeth (Liz) Burdette (Grays Anatomy)

SOURCE: Before and After, the incredible real life stories of Orphans Who Survived the Tennessee children's Home Society by Judy Christie and Lisa Wingate. Ballentine books, 2021. pages 132 - 144. 2600:1700:EA30:6F40:A9B9:9A00:FF2D:17FD (talk) 16:10, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

The Smiley Burnette Show
This was a radio show that was produced and transcribed in Hollywood, CA in the 1950s. There are about 290 episodes extant. Each short show (made to fit a 15 minute time slot) has songs by The Whippoorwills and "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Juanita Vastine) and, of course Burnette. The announcer is Joe Slattery. Bfotk (talk) 23:40, 24 April 2024 (UTC)