For the American lyricist who died in 1964, see Johnny Burke (lyricist)

Johnny Burke at the St. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Johnny Burke ( 3 October 1908 &mdash 25 February 1964) was a Lyricist, widely regarded as one of the finest writers of popular John's regatta in 1903

Johnny Burke (1851 - 1930) was a Newfoundland songwriter and musician. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Dominion of Newfoundland was a British dominion from 1907 (before which the territory had the status of a British colony to 1949 He was nicknamed the 'Bard of Prescott Street'. He wrote many popular songs that artists in the 1930s and 1940s released. The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be

Popular songs by Burke include:

• The Night Paddy Murphy Died
• Cod Liver Oil
• Murphy Broke The Pledge
• Who Shipped The Moonshine To St. The Night Paddy Murphy Died is a popular Newfoundland folk song. "Cod Liver Oil" is a song about a traditional medicinal drink for a lot of Newfoundlanders Cod liver oil in the traditional way of manufacture was sun cured Murphy Broke The Pledge is a popular Newfoundland folk song. It was written by Johnny Burke (1851-1930 a popular St John's
• The Spring Maurice Crotty Fought The Old Dog-hood
• The Kelligrews Soiree
• The Trinity Cake
• Never Been There Before
• Betsy Brennan's Blue Hen
• Excursion Around The Bay
• Little Boneen
• Old Brown's Daughter
• The Flemings Of Torbay
• The Hat My Father Wore
• The Landfall Of Cabot
• The Sealers Gained The Strike
• The Valley Of Kilbride