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The Trio were Dorsey Burnette, his younger brother Johnny, and a friend named Paul Burlison. In 1952, the Burnette brothers and Paul Burlison formed a group called The Rhythm Rangers. Johnny Burnette sang the vocals and played acoustic guitar, Dorsey played bass and Paul Burlison played lead guitar. In 1956 they moved from Memphis to New York, where they managed to get an audition with the Ted Mack Original Amateur Hour. They won the competition three times in a row, which gained them a place in the finals, a recording contract with Coral Records and they officially became The 'Rock and Roll Trio'. Recorded in 1957 'Lonesome Train' failed to chart and the Trio split in 1958. It is rumoured that they were turned down by Sam Philips at Sun Records because they sounded too much like Elvis, however, this is just a rumour!