Johnny Burke (Newfoundland songwriter)

Johnny Burke
Johnny Burke
	Johnny Burke at the St. John's Regatta in 1903
Background information
Born	1851; St. John's, Newfoundland
Died	August 9, 1930 (aged 78–79); St. John's, Newfoundland
Genres	Folk
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, poet, playwright

Johnny Burke (1851–1930) was a Newfoundland poet, singer, songwriter, and musician from St. John's, where he lived all his life. He was nicknamed the Bard of Prescott Street and wrote many popular songs that were released by folk singers in the 1930s and 1940s.^[1]

^ María Jesús Hernáez Lerena. Pathways of Creativity in Contemporary Newfoundland and Labrador. Cambridge Scholars Publishing; 18 September 2015. ISBN 978-1-4438-8333-7. p. 152.

[Lerena2015-1] María Jesús Hernáez Lerena. Pathways of Creativity in Contemporary Newfoundland and Labrador. Cambridge Scholars Publishing; 18 September 2015. ISBN 978-1-4438-8333-7. p. 152.

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