Here’s the first thing you will notice about Johnny Preston’s “Running Bear”: Johnny Preston’s “Running Bear” is racist as a motherfucker. Now: Johnny Preston probably didn’t think ...

Early in 1960, the two genres combined for Johnny Preston's "Running Bear", the story of the doomed romance of two Red Indians (as they were then known) from rival tribes. The story of Running ...

UPDATE: Visitation for Johnny Preston is today from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Levingston Funeral Home, 5601 39th St. in Groves. Funeral services are tomorrow at 10 a.m. at Park Central Church of Christ ...

Johnny Preston Last week Weeks at no. 1 Weeks on chart J.P.Richardson Mercury Week of January 25, 1960 click to see more J.P.Richardson ...

Here’s the first thing you will notice about Johnny Preston’s “Running Bear”: Johnny Preston’s “Running Bear” is racist as a motherfucker. Now: Johnny Preston probably didn’t think ...

Singer Johnny Preston, whose “Running Bear” was a No. 1 U.S. hit in 1959, died March 4 in Beaumont, Texas. He was 71. Preston had undergone heart bypass surgery late last year and had suffered ...

Singer Johnny Preston, whose “Running Bear” was a No. 1 U.S. hit in 1959, died March 4 in Beaumont, Texas. He was 71. Preston had undergone heart bypass surgery late last year and had suffered ...

Johnny Preston, who had a No. 1 hit with the song "Running Bear" in 1960, died in Beaumont, Tex., on Friday (Mar. 4). He was 71. By Associated Press Johnny Preston, who had a No. 1 hit with the ...