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  2. Legacy. Discography. Albums. Singles. Notes. References. External links. Johnny Horton. John LaGale Horton (April 30, 1925 – November 5, 1960) was an American country, honky tonk and rockabilly musician during the 1950s. He is best known for a series of history-inspired narrative country saga songs that became international hits.

  3. Oct 23, 2022 · Updated. October 23, 2022. 0. While tragic, Johnny Hortons death has a chilling backstory to it. Despite his “wild-at-heart” voice and looks, Johnny Horton was a man plagued for so many years by the gloomy premonitions of his death. He was even known to promise his loved ones that he’ll get in touch with them once he was in the afterlife.

  4. Nov 6, 2019 · Horton was born John LaGale Horton in Los Angeles in 1925, but grew up in Cherokee County in east Texas. After attending various Texas colleges, he moved back to California and obtained a job...

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  5. Born. April 30, 1925 · Los Angeles, California, USA. Died. November 5, 1960 · Milano, Texas, USA (road accident) Birth name. John Gale Horton. Nickname. The Singing Fisherman. Mini Bio. Johnny Horton was born in Los Angeles, but at an early age he moved with his sharecropping parents to Tyler, Texas, where he grew up.

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  6. Mar 22, 2016 · Johnny Horton, known also as “The Singing Fisherman”, led a life as adventurous and interesting as his storied songs. He grew up in Texas and California, lived in Florida, hunted gold in Alaska, went to college and dropped out on a basketball scholarship, and had his own radio show in Louisiana.

  7. www.tshaonline.org › handbook › entriesHorton, Johnny - TSHA

    Sep 1, 1995 · Type: Biography. Published: September 1, 1995. Updated: September 25, 2015. Horton, Johnny (1925–1960). John Gale “JohnnyHorton, singer, was born in Los Angeles, California, on April 30, 1925. He was the son of John Lolly and Ella Claudia Horton. His parents moved back and forth from Los Angeles to East Texas during his early years.

  8. Mar 31, 2024 · Singer’s bio. Born in 1925 in Los Angeles, Johnny Horton was an American country music singer and songwriter. He grew up in Texas and Louisiana and served in the United States Army during World War II. After he was discharged, he returned to Louisiana and pursued his music career.

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