Johnny Horton
About Johnny Horton
John LaGale Horton (30 April 1925 – 5 November 1960) was an American country, honky-tonk, and rockabilly singer active during the 1950s. He is best known for a series of history-themed narrative songs that achieved international success. His 1959 single "The Battle of New Orleans" won the Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording in 1960 and was later inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame; in 2001 it was ranked number 333 on the Recording Industry Association of America’s "Songs of the Century" list.
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The Battle of New Orleans
North to Alaska
Honky Tonk Man
Sink The Bismark
Battle of New Orleans
Johnny Reb
I'm A One-Woman Man
Sink the Bismarck
I'm Coming Home
When It's Springtime In Alaska (It's Forty Below)
All for the Love of a Girl
Whispering Pines
Lover's Rock
Honky-Tonk Man
Cherokee Boogie
Ole Slew Foot
The Mansion You Stole
Mr. Moonlight
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Jim Bridger
All Grown Up
I Got a Hole In My Pirogue
Comanche (The Brave Horse)
I'm a One Woman Man
They Shined Up Rudolph's Nose
Sleepy-Eyed John
Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor
I'm Ready If You're Willing
Got the Bull By the Horns
Lost Highway
The Golden Rocket
The Woman I Need (Honky Tonk Mind)
Honky-Tonk Hardwood Floor
I'm A One Woman Men
When It's Springtime in Alaska
Take Me Like I Am
Out in New Mexico
She Knows Why
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The Wild One
The Electrified Donkey
The Jim Bridger Story
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