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