Homer and Jethro

Homer and Jethro

▪ American entertainers
      American entertainers who appeared on radio and television as a popular country-music comedy team. Homer Haynes (original name Henry Doyle Haynes; b. July 27, 1920, Knoxville, Tenn., U.S.—d. Aug. 7, 1971, Hammond, Ind.) and Jethro Burns (original name Kenneth C. Burns; b. March 10, 1920, Knoxville, Tenn., U.S.—d. Feb. 4, 1989, Evanston, Ill.) were perhaps best known for commercials they made for Kellogg's Corn Flakes in the 1960s.

      The partnership began in 1932. With Homer strumming the guitar and Jethro playing the mandolin, they performed on radio in Knoxville before becoming cast regulars in 1939 on the “Renfro Valley Barn Dance” radio program. The team broke up during World War II, but they reunited in 1945 and performed for a decade as regulars on the “National Barn Dance” radio broadcast from Chicago. The duo later appeared on television, notably on such shows as “The Beverly Hillbillies,” “The Tonight Show,” and “The Johnny Cash Show.”

      In the 1960s Homer and Jethro became spokesmen for Kellogg's Corn Flakes and appeared in a series of zany commercials. Two of their most popular songs were “That Hound Dog in the Winder” (1953) and “The Battle of Kookamonga” (1959), which earned them a Grammy Award in 1959 for the best comedy performance. The pair also produced more than 50 albums, including Homer and Jethro at the Country Club (1960) and Songs for the ‘Out' Crowd (1967).

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