Sonny Burgess

Not to be confused with the first-generation rockabilly singer of the same name, Sonny Burgess is a Texas born and bred country singer who embraces a traditional sound that favors heartfelt weepers and toe-tapping honky tonk over revved-up tunes about beer and gals in cutoffs. Burgess was born in Cleburne, Texas, where he grew up in a household with George Strait, Chet Atkins, Hank Williams, and Roy Clark in regular rotation on the family's stereo. By the time he was in second grade, Burgess was already hooked on music after performing at an event at his school, where he won t...