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The Unforgettable Johnny Horton "Lost Highway" b/w "The Same Old Tale The Crow Told Me" I Can't Forget You: 1965 "I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Livin'" b/w "Rock Island Line" (from The World Of Johnny Horton) On The Road: 1966 "Sam Magee" b/w "All For The Love Of A Girl" The Spectacular Johnny Horton: 1967 "The Battle Of New Orleans"
The song describes the Battle of New Orleans from the perspective of an American soldier; it tells the tale of the battle with a light tone and provides a rather comical version of what actually happened at the battle. It has been recorded by many artists, but the singer most often associated with this song is Johnny Horton.
"Honky-Tonk Man" is a song co-written and recorded by American singer Johnny Horton. It was released in March 1956 as his debut single on Columbia Records, and the album of the same name reaching number 9 on the U.S. country singles charts. Horton re-released the song six years later, taking it to number 11 on the same chart. [1]
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Like many folk songs, "The House of the Rising Sun" is of uncertain authorship. Musicologists say that it is based on the tradition of broadside ballads, and thematically it has some resemblance to the 16th-century ballad "The Unfortunate Rake" (also cited as source material for "St. James Infirmary Blues"), yet there is no evidence suggesting that there is any direct relation. [4]
"New Orleans Shuffle" by Johnny Otis "New Orleans Song" by La Croix "New Orleans Stomp" by Louis Armstrong "New Orleans Street March" by Chris Farlowe, Brian Auger and Pete York "New Orleans Strut" by Cannonball Adderley "A New Orleans Suite" by Sheba Sound "New Orleans Twist" by Blazer Boy "New Orleans When It Rains" by Razzy Bailey
The single was Johnny Horton's sixth release on the country chart and the first of three number ones on the country chart. [1] The single spent twenty-three weeks on the chart. The song was a marginally successful crossover, reaching #85 on the Music Vendor Pop Top 100. The song takes place in Fairbanks, Alaska in the springtime. The narrator ...
The track is a spoof or novelty song about Hank Sr.'s early years in the music business and his spending excesses. It was sung to the tune of "The Battle of New Orleans," popularized by Johnny Horton. Hank Jr. begins by saying, "Don, tell us how it really was when you was working with Daddy."