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In Billboard magazine's rankings of the top songs in the first 50 years of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, "The Battle of New Orleans" was ranked as the 28th song overall [3] and the number-one country music song to appear on the chart. [4] Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. [5]
"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
James Corbitt Morris (June 20, 1907 – July 12, 1998), [1] known professionally as Jimmy Driftwood or Jimmie Driftwood, was an American folk-style songwriter and musician, most famous for his songs "The Battle of New Orleans" and "Tennessee Stud". Driftwood wrote more than 6,000 folk songs, [1] of which more than 300 were recorded by various ...
Category: Songs about New Orleans. 7 languages. ... The Battle of New Orleans; Big Chief; Bourbon Street Parade; Brown Sugar (Rolling Stones song) C. Carnival Time (song)
The Battle of New Orleans was fought on January 8, 1815, between the British Army under Major General Sir Edward Pakenham and the United States Army under Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson, [4] roughly 5 miles (8 km) southeast of the French Quarter of New Orleans, [8] in the current suburb of Chalmette, Louisiana. [1] [4]
"The Hunters of Kentucky", also called "The Battle of New Orleans" and "Half Horse and Half Alligator", is a song written to commemorate Andrew Jackson's victory over the British at the Battle of New Orleans. In 1824 and 1828, he used it as his presidential campaign song.
A New Orleans rapper, who scored a hit in 1999, must now clear the lyrics of upcoming songs with the U.S. government, following a court ruling. Rapper B.G. (a.k.a. Baby Gangsta), ...
"City of New Orleans" is a country folk song written by Steve Goodman (and first recorded for Goodman's self-titled 1971 album), describing a train ride from Chicago to New Orleans on the Illinois Central Railroad's City of New Orleans in bittersweet and nostalgic terms.