1) Albert Austin "Sonny" … Read Full Bio ↴There are two artists named Sonny Burgess:
1) Albert Austin "Sonny" Burgess (May 28, 1931 – August 18, 2017) was an American rockabilly guitarist and singer.
In the early 1950s, Burgess played boogie woogie music in dance halls and bars around Newport. Burgess, Kern Kennedy, Johnny Ray Hubbard, and Gerald Jackson formed a boogie-woogie band they called the Rocky Road Ramblers. In 1954, following a stint in the US Army (1951–53), Burgess re-formed the band, calling them the Moonlighters after the Silver Moon Club in Newport, where they performed regularly. After advice from record producer Sam Phillips, the group expanded to form the Pacers.
The band's first record was "We Wanna Boogie" in 1956 for Sun Records, in Memphis, about 80 miles southeast of his birthplace. The flip side was "Red Headed Woman." Both were written by Burgess. The songs have been described as "among the most raucous, energy-filled recordings released during the first flowering of rock and roll." Their onstage antics in performance were similarly described. Like other artists such as Ray Harris, Hayden Thompson, Billy Lee Riley and Warren Smith, chart success largely eluded him.
Burgess disbanded the group in 1971 but later found a new audience in Europe.
In 1990 (possibly before and afterward), Burgess toured with The Sun Rhythm Section. This group was composed of former session musicians from the Sun Recording Studio. Beside Burgess, band members included Paul Burlison (electric guitar), J.L. "Smoochy" Smith (piano), Stan Kessler (bass), Marcus Van Story (acoustic guitar & lead vocals), and D.J. Fontana on drums. Fontana was a member of Elvis Presley's band (1955-1968).
Burgess was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame of Europe in 1999. His group, now called The Legendary Pacers, was a hit that same year in a rockabilly concert in Las Vegas, Nevada. It recorded Still Rockin’ and Rollin’ in 2000, voted the best new album in the country and roots field in Europe. The group was inducted in 2002 into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.
Sonny Burgess & The Legendary Pacers performed at the 2006 National Folk Festival in Richmond, Virginia to large, enthusiastic audiences.
Burgess hosted a weekly radio program called We Wanna Boogie with co-host June Taylor. The program, named after his first record, aired Sunday nights from 5-7pm Central Time on 91.9FM KASU in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Burgess was born on a farm near Newport, Arkansas to Albert and Esta Burgess. He graduated from Newport High School in 1948. Burgess had two brothers, and three sisters. Burgess was formerly married to Joann Adams starting in 1956, and they have two sons, Peyton and John. Between performances, Burgess lived in Newport until his death in 2017. Burgess died on August 18, 2017 at the age of 86.
2) Sonny Burgess is a country music artist, who released his debut album, When in Texas, in 2001.
Restless
Sonny Burgess Lyrics
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And all the time, though I didn't know it, I was lookin' for you
Lonely, I was so lonely, wondering why I was blue
And all the time, though I didn't know it, I was lookin' for you
Restless and lonely, something was wrong, my life was not complete
Searching for something, I didn't know what, until you came to me
Restless, I was so restless, wondering what I could do
And all the time, though I didn't know it, I was lookin' for you
In Sonny Burgess's song "Restless," the singer expresses their feelings of restlessness and loneliness before realizing that they were searching for someone to fill that void in their life. The repetition of "restless" and "lonely" emphasizes the intensity of these emotions and how they were all-consuming for the singer. They were searching for something, but didn't know what until they found this person.
Line by Line Meaning
Restless, I was so restless, wondering what I would do
I felt unsettled and uneasy, not knowing what actions to take.
And all the time, though I didn't know it, I was lookin' for you
Without realizing it, I was searching for someone like you to bring meaning to my life.
Lonely, I was so lonely, wondering why I was blue
I felt isolated and desolate, unable to understand why I was sad.
And all the time, though I didn't know it, I was lookin' for you
Unbeknownst to me, my true desire was to find a person like you to alleviate my loneliness.
Restless and lonely, something was wrong, my life was not complete
The combination of feeling restless and lonely signaled that something was amiss in my life, and I was not content.
Searching for something, I didn't know what, until you came to me
I was seeking something in my life without knowing what it was, until you arrived and fulfilled my need for companionship and purpose.
Restless, I was so restless, wondering what I could do
My feelings of unease persisted, and I was unsure of what actions to take in order to find fulfillment.
And all the time, though I didn't know it, I was lookin' for you
Despite my uncertainty, I was subconsciously hoping to find someone like you to bring happiness to my life.
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