JOHNNY HORTON
Name: Johnny Horton
Birth name: John Gale Horton
Born: 30 April 1925 Los Angeles, California
Died: 5 November 1960
Genre: Country music
Occupation: Singer
Notable instrument: Guitar
Johnny Horton (April 30, 1925 - November 5, 1960) was an American country music
singer who was most famous for his semi-folk, so-called "saga songs". With them,
he had several major crossover hits, most notably in 1959 with "The Battle of
New Orleans" which won the 1960 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western
Recording. The song won the Grammy Hall of Fame Award and in 2001 was named
number 333 of the Songs of the Century. In 1960, Horton had two other crossover
hits with "Sink the Bismarck" and "North to Alaska".
Horton was also a rockabilly singer, and was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall
of Fame.
Name: Johnny Horton
Birth name: John Gale Horton
Born: 30 April 1925 Los Angeles, California
Died: 5 November 1960
Genre: Country music
Occupation: Singer
Notable instrument: Guitar
Johnny Horton (April 30, 1925 - November 5, 1960) was an American country music
singer who was most famous for his semi-folk, so-called "saga songs". With them,
he had several major crossover hits, most notably in 1959 with "The Battle of
New Orleans" which won the 1960 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western
Recording. The song won the Grammy Hall of Fame Award and in 2001 was named
number 333 of the Songs of the Century. In 1960, Horton had two other crossover
hits with "Sink the Bismarck" and "North to Alaska".
Horton was also a rockabilly singer, and was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall
of Fame.