Johnny Horton

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Johnny Horton was an American country and rockabilly singer best known for his historical narrative songs and chart-topping hits in the late 1950s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country singer
human
rockabilly singer
activeYearsEnd 1960
activeYearsStart 1950
associatedAct Hank Williams NERFINISHED
associatedPlace Shreveport, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED
Tyler, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Performance NERFINISHED
awardReceivedFor The Battle of New Orleans NERFINISHED
birthName John Gale Horton NERFINISHED
burialPlace Hillcrest Memorial Park, Haughton, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath automobile accident
chartAchievement North to Alaska was a major country hit NERFINISHED
The Battle of New Orleans reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 NERFINISHED
The Battle of New Orleans reached number one on the country charts NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1925-04-30
dateOfDeath 1960-11-05
dateOfMarriage 1953-09-26
era 1950s American country music
genre country music
honky-tonk
rockabilly
hasInfluenced later country and rockabilly artists
instrument vocals
knownFor historical narrative songs
late 1950s chart-topping hits
languageOfWorkOrName English
mannerOfDeath accidental death
name Johnny Horton NERFINISHED
notableSongTheme American history
frontier and Alaska narratives
notableWork Honky-Tonk Man NERFINISHED
I’m a One-Woman Man NERFINISHED
North to Alaska NERFINISHED
Sink the Bismarck NERFINISHED
The Battle of New Orleans NERFINISHED
When It’s Springtime in Alaska (It’s Forty Below) NERFINISHED
occupation singer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath near Milano, Texas, United States
placeOfMarriage Bossier City, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED
recordLabel Columbia Records
spouse Billie Jean Jones NERFINISHED
stepChildren children of Hank Williams and Billie Jean Jones

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song "The Battle of New Orleans" notableRecordingBy Johnny Horton
subject surface form: The Battle of New Orleans
song "The Battle of New Orleans" performer Johnny Horton
subject surface form: The Battle of New Orleans
song "The Battle of New Orleans" recordedBy Johnny Horton
subject surface form: The Battle of New Orleans