Paul Burlison (February 4, 1929 - September 27, 2003) was an
American pioneer
rockabilly guitarist and a founding member of
The Rock and Roll Trio. Burlison was born in
Brownsville,
Tennessee, where he was exposed to music at an early age. After a stint in the
United States Military, Burlison teamed up with
Johnny and
Dorsey Burnette to form The Rock and Roll Trio. The band released several singles, but failed to attain chart success. The Trio disbanded in the fall of 1957 and Burlison moved back to Tennessee to start a family. There he started his own electrical subcontracting business which he ran faithfully for twenty years, taking a break when the Trio reunited in the early 1980s. He released his only solo album in 1997, which received positive reviews. Burlison remained active in the music scene until his death in 2003.