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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.
The Spectacular Johnny Horton "The Battle of New Orleans" b/w "All For The Love Of A Girl" (re-recording) 1 1 "Johnny Reb" / 10 54 Johnny Horton Makes History "Sal's Got A Sugar Lip" 19 81 Non-album track "I'm Ready, If You're Willing" (re-recording) b/w "Take Me Like I Am" (from The Legendary Johnny Horton) Johnny Horton's Greatest Hits
The popular peak of Driftwood's career came in 1959, when he had no fewer than six songs on the popular and country music charts, including Johnny Horton's recording of his "The Battle of New Orleans", which remained in first place on the country music singles chart for ten weeks, and atop the popular music chart for six weeks that year.
"Personality" is a 1959 song with music and lyrics by Harold Logan and Lloyd Price. It was released as a single by Price, [2] and became one of Lloyd Price's most popular crossover hits. The single reached number 2 for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, kept from the number 1 spot by "The Battle of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton. [3]
"Battle At New Orleans" by Jim Weaver & Levy Singers [1] "The Battle of New Orleans" by Jimmy Driftwood, made popular by Johnny Horton, 1959 "The Battle of New Orleans" by Zachary Richard "Bayou Lena" [2] by Widespread Panic "The Bayou Savings Bank Of New Orleans" by Tony Lee Sybert "Bayou St John" by Paul Weston "Bayou Teche" by Doug Kershaw
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"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.
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