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Johnny Horton

Johnny Horton has been played on NTS shows including Country Hayride, with The Gosh Darn Wheel first played on 4 February 2014.

John Gale "Johnny" Horton (April 30, 1925 – November 5, 1960) was an American country music and rockabilly singer most famous for his semi-folk, so-called "saga songs" which began the "historical ballad" craze of the late 1950s and early 1960s. With them, he had several major successes, most notably in 1959 with the song "The Battle of New Orleans" (written by Jimmy Driftwood), which was awarded the 1960 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording. The song was awarded the Grammy Hall…

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North To Alaska
Johnny Horton
Supraphon, CBS1975
North To Alaska
Johnny HortonSupraphon, CBS1975
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Ridin' The Sunshine Special
Johnny Horton
Mercury1959
Ridin' The Sunshine Special
Johnny HortonMercury1959
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First Train Headin' South
Johnny Horton
Mercury1959
First Train Headin' South
Johnny HortonMercury1959
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The Gosh Darn Wheel
Johnny Horton
Columbia1969
The Gosh Darn Wheel
Johnny HortonColumbia1969
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Johnny Freedom
Johnny Horton
Columbia1960
Johnny Freedom
Johnny HortonColumbia1960
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