- Born Name: Lester Alvin Burnett
- Birthday: 1911-03-18 (Year-Month-Day)
- Website: http://www.smileyburnette.org/Smiley/index.html
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Lester Alvin Burnett (March 18, 1911 – February 16, 1967), better known as Smiley Burnette, was a popular American country music performer and a comedic actor in Western films and on radio and TV, playing sidekick to Gene Autry and other B-movie cowboys. He was also a prolific singer-songwriter who could play as many as 100 musical instruments, some simultaneously with others. His career, beginning in 1934, spanned four decades, including a regular role on CBS-TVs Petticoat Junction in the 1960s.