A&E Biography....

[gilligan fanatic]

Who do you think that Biography should do a show on not counting your self. I think that the Biography of Johnny Horton would make an excellent show. Not much is ever mentioned about him and I rarely hear his songs on the radio. I have never even seen a mention of him on TV before and I don't understand why.

I find this very interesting about the death of Johnny Horton. This is from Wikepedia.

Premonitions about his death had plagued Horton for months before the event and he was correct in his fears that he would be killed by a drunk driver. It is ironic to note that both Horton and Hank Williams were married to the same woman at their death and played their last shows at the Skyline Club in Austin.

[Penny Lane]

Yes, I would be interested in a Johnny Horton bio too! He was very popular in the late 50's. I remember him well(as a young girl of course!) His big hits were "The Battle Of New Orleans" and "Sink The Bismarck" and "North To Alaska" among others.

[gilligan fanatic]

Since I am only 17 I don't have that many records, but I thought I would point out to you Penny Lane that I have the original Johnny Hortons Greatest Hits on record. It has the same songs as the CD you posted.

[Nighthawk76]

[dawsongirl]

oooo...that's eerie what happened to him and all the similarities. That woman was a death sentence.

[gilligan fanatic]

Originally Posted by dawsongirl

oooo...that's eerie what happened to him and all the similarities. That woman was a death sentence.

I should have copied the whole section of the article

In September 1953 he married Billie Jean Jones Eshliman, who, in late 1952, had been married to the late country music star Hank Williams for two and a half months prior to his death. An earlier marriage to Donna Cook ended in a divorce granted in Rusk, Texas. With Billie Jean, Johnny had two daughters, Yanina (Nina) and Melody. Billie Jean's daughter, Jerry, was also part of the family. Horton died returning home from a performance in Austin, Texas (Skyline Club) in a head-on collision with a drunk college student from Texas A & M on Highway 79 at Milano, Texas on November 5, 1960. Premonitions about his death had plagued Horton for months before the event and he was correct in his fears that he would be killed by a drunk driver. It is ironic to note that both Horton and Hank Williams were married to the same woman at their death and played their last shows at the Skyline Club in Austin.

[musicradio77]

The only song that Johnny Horton sang was "The Battle of New Orleans". It was #1 on July 4th, 1959.

[ponytail]

I remember the skating rinks playing Johnny Horton songs. I have a cassette of his hits. There are alot people I think A&E Biography should air. They repeat alot.

[tv star collector]

Originally Posted by musicradio77

The only song that Johnny Horton sang was "The Battle of New Orleans". It was #1 on July 4th, 1959.

"The Battle of New Orleans" was the only NUMBER ONE record that Johnny
Horton had (on May 4, 1959, and it remained in the No. 1 spot for six weeks and in the Top 40
for a total of 18 weeks). But he also had two other Top 10 songs: "Sink the
Bismarck" (which peaked at No. 3 on Mar. 14, 1960) and "North to Alaska" (the
theme from the John Wayne movie, which peaked at No. 4 on Oct. 17, 1960).

(Source: THE BILLBOARD BOOK OF TOP 40 HITS, by Joel Whitburn)

[gilligan fanatic]

Originally Posted by musicradio77

The only song that Johnny Horton sang was "The Battle of New Orleans". It was #1 on July 4th, 1959.

he sang many songs. Maybe some not as popular as others but I have over 100 songs by him.