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Line 1: − [[Johnny Horton]] was born in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] on April 30, 1925, + − raised in Tyler, [[Texas]], returned to California to work and spent some − time in [[Alaska]] as a commercial [[fishing|fisherman]] before winning a talent contest by then-radio announcer Jim Reeves in Longview, Texas. − − His rapid rise to stardom began with his arrival at the Louisiana Hayride − in Shreveport in 1951 where many American music icons such as − Hank Williams Sr., [[Elvis Presley]], [[Johnny Cash]], [[George Jones]], Faron Young, − Webb Pierce, Kitty Wells, [[Jim Reeves]], Doug Kershaw, Lefty Frizzell, − Tillman Franks and dozens more, began their careers. − − Johnny Horton was initially billed as "The Singing Fisherman". In a recording career that spanned only five years, Horton’s first success began with a country top ten hit “Honky-Tonk Man” followed by − “I’m A One Woman Man” in 1956. In 1959 he topped the country music − Hit Parade with “When It’s Springtime in Alaska (It's 40 Below)” and soon after landed on − both the country and pop charts at number one with his Grammy winning − multi million world-wide seller “The Battle of New Orleans”, − followed by another chart topper, “Sink The Bismarck”. − − All was not well though as Johnny kept having premonitions of his death. − He'd started telling friends and family that he would soon die at the hands of − a [[drunk driving|drunk driver]]. On November 5, 1960, as his “North To Alaska” was headed − to the top of the Hit Parade, Johnny Horton died while heading home to − Shreveport following an appearance in Austin, Texas. − His Cadillac was hit by a truck driven by an intoxicated teenager. − Johnny Horton was just 35 years of age. − {{DEFAULTSORT:Horton, Johnny}} − [[Category:Male Singers]]
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