Johnny Horton Music Videos

Johnny Horton Bio

John Gale "Johnny" Horton (April 30, 1925 – November 5, 1960) was an American country music and rockabilly singer most famous for his semi-folk, so-called "saga songs" which began the "historical ballad" craze of the late 1950s and early 1960s. With them, he had several major successes, most notably in 1959 with the song "The Battle of New Orleans" (written by Jimmy Driftwood), which was awarded the 1960 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording.



Johnny Horton Songs

These are the top songs by Johnny Horton. Click the name of the song to watch videos for that song on YouTube.

Johnny Horton – North To Alaska

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(tillman franks) Chorus: Way up north to alaska, way up north to alaska North to alaska, goin’ north, the rush is on. North to alaska, goin’ north, the rush is on. Big sam left seattle in the year of ninety-two With george pratt his partner, and brother billy too They crossed the yukon river and..

 

Johnny Horton – The Battle Of New Orleans

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In 1814 we took a little trip Along with colonel jackson down the mighty mississip We took a little bacon and we took a little beans And we caught the bloody british in the town of new orleans We fired our guns and the british kept a com’in There wasn’t nigh as many as there..