Johnny Horton spent some time as a rockabilly singer before finding a home in country music, but the biggest single of 1959 — like the biggest single of 1958 before it — had nothing to do with ...

When author Kelly Hagy researched Horton’s life and death for her biography “ Finding Johnny Horton,” she found that first-hand information, sources, and documents were difficult to find.

Finding Johnny Horton was published on May 15, 2024, and was written by Kelly Hagy, a journalist who said she wanted to set the record straight about who Horton was as a person before and after he ...

Driftwood was an Arkansas teacher who said he often wrote songs to help teach his students history. He recorded a version of the song in 1957, but it was Johnny Horton’s version that became a hit.

Johnny Horton was dead before the end of the year. I was disappointed the other day when I learned that, once again, the Country Music Hall of Fame had passed on inducting Horton into its ranks.

Tennessee Jet's "Johnny" channels two very different music legends: 1950s honky-tonk singer Johnny Horton and rock icon Kurt Cobain. The Nirvana-esque track is premiering exclusively on The Boot ...

Johnny Horton was best known for his "saga songs," historical narratives that were popular in country music in the early sixties, right around the time ...

Horton had always said he was spiritual and intuitive, claiming that he knew one day that he would be "killed by a drunk". The premonitions were reportedly getting stronger throughout 1960.

By Danny Mogle [email protected] Johnny Horton On this date in 1959, Johnny Horton, who grew up in Rusk, had a hit with the history inspired “The Battle of New Orleans.” ...

Given Horton’s young and tragic death, I suppose it’s nice to hear that he clearly had a good time singing on his biggest hit. But “The Battle Of New Orleans” really isn’t much of a song.