For other uses, see Johnny Horton (disambiguation).
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Johnny Horton
Background information
Birth name
John LaGale Horton
Also known as
The Singing Fisherman
Born
(1925-04-30)April 30, 1925 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died
November 5, 1960(1960-11-05) (aged 35) Milano, Texas, U.S.
Genres
Country
honky-tonk
rockabilly
Occupation(s)
Singer, musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)
Guitar, vocals
Years active
1950–1960
Labels
Cormac
Mercury
Abbott
Dot
Columbia
Musical artist
John LaGale Horton (April 30, 1925 – November 5, 1960) was an American country, honky tonk and rockabilly musician during the 1950s. He is best known for a series of history-inspired narrative country saga songs that became international hits. His 1959 single "The Battle of New Orleans" was awarded the 1960 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording.[1] The song was awarded the Grammy Hall of Fame Award and in 2001 ranked No. 333 of the Recording Industry Association of America's "Songs of the Century". His first No. 1 country song was in 1959, "When It's Springtime in Alaska (It's Forty Below)".
Horton had two successes in 1960 with both "Sink the Bismarck" and "North to Alaska", the latter used over the opening credits to the John Wayne film of the same name. Horton died in November 1960 at the peak of his fame in a traffic collision, less than two years after his breakthrough. He is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
^Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 624. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
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