Photo: Columbia Records / Photographer not credited / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Johnny Horton fascinates me because he turned history lessons into hit records. The Battle of New Orleans winning a Grammy shows there was real public appetite for storytelling set to a honky-tonk beat, and few did the narrative country saga better than him. What lingers, though, is the tragedy: dead at thirty-five in a car crash, right as his star peaked. I always wonder what catalogue we lost. There is something poignant about an artist whose songs about distant battles and frozen north outlived him by decades. To me, Horton is proof that a short career can still cast a very long shadow.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Johnny Horton
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョニー・ホートン
- Reading
- じょにー・ほーとん
- Born
- April 30, 1925 – November 5, 1960
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Ox
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- musician / singer / songwriter / recording artist / bandleader
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Lon Morris College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Johnny Horton born?
April 30, 1925 – November 5, 1960.
Where is Johnny Horton from?
Johnny Horton is from Los Angeles, California, United States.
What does Johnny Horton do?
Johnny Horton works as musician, singer, songwriter, recording artist, bandleader.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-20
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.