Dorsey Burnette

Dorsey Burnette died of a massive coronary in Canoga Park, California and is buried with his brother Johnny in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. Jones died in 2000. He is best known for his prolific writing talents, including songs recorded by then teen idol Ricky Nelson. The group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999. He played bass in his younger brother Johnny Burnette's rockabilly group, and as a solo artist had a few significant hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s such as Tall Oak Tree, Big Rock Candy Mountain and Hey Little One. Gunter was murdered in Las Vegas in 1990. Dorsey Burnette (December 28, 1932 - August 19, 1979) was an early Rockabilly singer in Memphis, Tennessee. Nunn died in 1986, the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame one year later.

Several groups used the name in the 1970s, touring throughout the country, though Gardner held the legal rights to it. 9" in 1971. The Coasters last hit was "Love Potion No. The Coasters signed with Columbia Records, but were never able to regain their former fame.

A series of line-up changes contributed to a lack of hits in the 1960s. This was followed by "Along Came Jones", "Poison Ivy", "Shoppin' for Clothes" and "Little Egypt". The song was a huge mainstream hit, as was the follow-up "Charlie Brown". This new line-up released "Yakety-Yak", which included King Curtis on tenor saxophone.

Jessie was soon replaced by Cornell Gunter (The Flairs). Nunne and Hughes left, replaced by Dub Jones (bass, of The Cadets) and Obie Jessie. This was followed by a dry period, and the group relocated to New York City. In 1957, The Coasters crossed over with "Young Blood"/"Searchin'".

They soon added Billy Guy (baritone), Leon Hughes (tenor) and Adolph Jacobs (guitar), releasing their first single "Down in Mexico", a major R&B hit in 1956. The Coasters continued their association with the Robins' legendary songwriters, Leiber & Stoller. After The Robins signed with Atlantic Records (1955, after the massive chart success of "Smokey Joe's Cafe"), the group split up. Carl Gardner (tenor) and Bobby Nunn (bass) formed The Coasters. The Coasters were an American doo wop and early rock and roll group, evolving from The Robins, a Los Angeles based doo wop group.