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He and his new backup band, the Rowley Trio, began touring under the name The Singing Fisherman and the Rowley Trio in 1952, eventually changing the name to Johnny Horton and the Roadrunners. The group included Horton as lead singer and Jerry Rowley on fiddle as well Rowley's wife Evelyn on piano and his sister Vera (Dido) on guitars.
"Sink the Bismark" (later "Sink the Bismarck") is a march song by American country music singer Johnny Horton and songwriter Tillman Franks, based on the pursuit and eventual sinking of the German battleship Bismarck in May 1941, during World War II. Horton released this song through Columbia Records in 1960, when it reached #3 on the charts ...
"North to Alaska" is a 1960 hit song recorded by Johnny Horton that was featured in the movie of the same name. The song was written by Mike Phillips, along with Tillman Franks . Though Horton had sung several popular movie tie-in songs, this was the first one that was sung over the opening titles.
It was originally released as a single by Horton in 1956, whose version peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [1] The song was twice recorded by American country music artist George Jones : first released on the album The Crown Prince of Country Music retitled "One Woman Man" in 1960, and later as "I'm a One Woman Man ...
The melody is based on a well-known American fiddle tune "The 8th of January," which was the date of the Battle of New Orleans. Jimmy Driftwood, a school principal in Arkansas with a passion for history, set an account of the battle to this music in an attempt to get students interested in learning history. [8]
"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]
"Girl in Saskatoon" is a song co-written by Johnny Cash with Johnny Horton [2] and originally recorded by Cash for Columbia. It was released as a single (Columbia 4-41920, with "Locomotive Man" on the opposite side).
Atchison's song saw its biggest success with Johnny Horton. [1] Aided by a famous B-side – Horton's version of Hank Williams ' " They'll Never Take Her Love from Me " – the 45 rpm record debuted on Billboard ' s Country and Western chart in late April 1961, rising to number 9, and staying on the chart for eight weeks.