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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Johnny Horton canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
country singer
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human ⓘ rockabilly singer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1960 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950 ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Hank Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
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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
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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
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honky-tonk ⓘ rockabilly ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later country and rockabilly artists ⓘ |
| instrument | vocals ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historical narrative songs
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late 1950s chart-topping hits ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | accidental death ⓘ |
| name | Johnny Horton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSongTheme |
American history
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frontier and Alaska narratives ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Honky-Tonk Man
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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
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Battle of New Orleans
subject surface form:
The Battle of New Orleans
subject surface form:
The Battle of New Orleans