Johnny Horton

John Gale "Johnny" Horton (April 30, 1925 - November 5, 1960) was an American country music singer. He was born in Los Angeles, California and died in a car crash near Milano, Texas. In September 1953 he married Billie Jean Jones Eshliman, who, in late 1952, had been married to the late, great country singer Hank Williams for two and a half months prior to his death.

1958 album: Johnny Horton Sings Free And Easy

Top 40 Country Hits

• "Honky-Tonk Man" (1956)
• "I'm a One-Woman Man" (1956)
• "I'm Coming Home" (1957)
• "The Woman I Need" (1957)
• "All Grown Up" (1958)
• "When It's Springtime in Alaska (It's Forty Below)" (1959)
• "The Battle Of New Orleans" (1959)
• "Johnny Reb" (1959)
• "Sal's Got a Sugar Lip" (1959)
• "Sink the Bismarck" (1960)
• "North to Alaska" (1960)
• "Sleepy-Eyed John" (1961)
• "Honky-Tonk Man" (1962) repeat
• "All Grown Up" (1963) repeat