Johnny Horton – Sink The Bismark
Best Oldies Songs Pulse pounding ballad that turns naval history into a meditation on fate, fire, and the cost of modern war. When Johnny Horton released Sink the Bismarck! in 1960, the record…
The Sudden Death of Johnny Horton and the Historic Closing of a Country Music Legend
THE NIGHT JOHNNY HORTON NEVER MADE IT HOME On November 5, 1960, America woke up to devastating news that shook the music world. Johnny Horton, one of the most successful…
Johnny Horton – North to Alaska
A rousing frontier anthem that turns the Gold Rush into a swaggering celebration of ambition, luck, and American myth. Released in 1960, Johnny Horton’s North to Alaska roared onto the…
Johnny Horton – The Battle of New Orleans
A rousing chronicle where history becomes melody and national memory is carried on a rolling folk cadence. When Johnny Horton released The Battle of New Orleans in 1959, the song…