The Rock and Roll Trio were an American
rockabilly group formed in
Memphis, Tennessee, during the 1950s. They were also known as "Johnny Burnette and the Rock and Roll Trio" and the "Johnny Burnette Trio". The members of the Trio were
Dorsey Burnette, his younger brother Johnny, and a friend
Paul Burlison. Dorsey and
Johnny Burnette were both natives of Memphis, having been born there in 1932 and 1934 respectively. Paul Burlison was born in
Brownsville, Tennessee, in 1929, but moved to Memphis with his family in 1937.