Johnny Horton / Greatest Hits – CD

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Author: Horton, Johnny

Format: Best of

Release Date: 28-07-1987

Details: Amazon.ca While Louisiana Hayride star Johnny Horton’s 1956 Top 10 debut « Honky Tonk Man » strode the line between rockabilly and honky-tonk minimalism, he found his niche in 1959 with a short-lived phenomenon known as the saga song: newly penned tunes, based on or inspired by historical events. The song that rendered Horton immortal? A rousing rendition of folksinger Jimmie Driftwood’s War of 1812 number « The Battle of New Orleans, » which topped both the country and pop charts for weeks. Riding a winner, Horton kept the momentum going with the Civil War-themed « Johnny Reb, » and « Sink the Bismarck, » based on a World War II naval battle. He died in a Texas car crash in early November 1960, days before his next single, « North to Alaska » (from the John Wayne film of the same name), hit the charts. While saga tunes understandably dominate this collection, it also includes « Honky Tonk Man » and the ballads « Whispering Pines » and « The Mansion You Stole. » There’s no better introduction to Horton’s seminal recordings. –Rich Kienzle Product Description Horton, Johnny

UPC: 007464406652

EAN: 0074644066524

Languages: english

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: New