Johnny Horton

[Typhoon]

Any of yall into Johnny Horton? I have all of his stuff and have been listening to all of it the last couple days. He is legendary!

[Jeff]

YEA MAN!.

You bet. One of my Mom's most favorite Non=Religous songs was North to Alaska.

We might have to point you to the what do you listen to thread in the full members section. I gotta see if you can get there yet...

[Jeff]

Yea, you can get there. Didntcha notice the extra stuff to read yet?

[Typhoon]

Wow!! I didnt even know I could access that section!! Thanks! I will check it out! 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

[Typhoon]

Some of my favorite Johnny Horton tunes:

North to Alaska
Sink The Bismark
Battle of New Orleans
Comanche
Whispering Pines

On the Rock side, im a Boston fanatic.

[Norm]

Some of my favorites too Typhoon, my favorite is Battle of New Orleans.

[Percy]

Some of my favorite Johnny Horton tunes:

North to Alaska
Sink The Bismark
Battle of New Orleans
Comanche
Whispering Pines

On the Rock side, im a Boston fanatic.

Thats a pretty wide spread, Boston to Johnny Horton. Im noticing that most woodworking people have very wide tastes in music....supposed to indicate an open mind....From the book "PPP" (Percy's Psyco Psycology) somewheres in the middle I think ;D ;D


When I was a kid, mom played that old Johnny Horton record till it was cracklin like a cedar fire. He ruled back then and when our band gets the odd request for a JH toon, we always do a B.S. version of "Battle of New Orleans"....

[Tobacco Plug]

 8) Yes, love Johnny Horton's songs.  I have a record of his greatest hits and couldn't play it as my stereo was not set up right.  A few weeks ago I got it set up and that was one of the first records I played.  Love that Battle of New Orleans!

[oldsaw]

My bus driver from upper elementary school through high school had an 8 track player he installed on the bus.  He had one tape in it.  Johnny Horton's Greatest Hits.  Since 8 track tapes were pretty much designed to wear out, he bought one every couple of months.  One day, the tape just locked up and stopped playing.  A kid a couple of years older than me cheered, then offered to loan him one of his tapes for the 7 mile ride to the other school.  I don't remember what it was, but about three bars in, Harvey, the bus driver took it out and said "that's enough of that".  That afternoon on the way home, he had another "Horton".

A few years later when I was a senior, and 8 tracks were quickly dying out, he bought a box of 8 tracks for $20.  Since Harvey and my dad had been friends for years, he was always very friendly to me.  He told me about his buy, I asked if I could see what he got...didn't have to ask...12 or 15 copies of Johnny Hortons Greatest Hits.

No...I didn't make it up...it's far too weird for that.  To this day I think I know every song by heart.

Mark

[Dugsaws]

Battle of New Orleans would be my favorite too, second would be sink the Bismark.

[Paul_H]

We listened to him too,and liked all those classics.When I got older and had a cassette player in my truck,got another tape with other JH songs I hadn't heard before.

Rock Island Line
I do it every time,etc


My kids also like him.

[etat]

Well, the rock island line is a mighty good line
the rock island line is the  line to ride
yes the rock island line is a mighty good line
 if you ride it gotta ride it like you're tryin to get the ticket at the station that's the rock island line!
Well abcwxyz, cats on the cover but he don't see me


When honest Abe heard the news about the fall
 the folks thought he'd call a great victory ball
but he asked the band to play the song 'Dixie'
for you Johnny Reb, and all that you believed

Whisperin Pines, whispering pines
 you're the one that knows
my darlin's gone my darlin's gone
and I need your sympathy
whisperin pines, bring my baby back to me


Yes it's all, for the love
of a dear, little girl
all for the love
that sets your heart, in a whirl
I'd trade, all the gold, that's burried in this world
all, for the love, of a girl

We got to sink that battleship, that's makin such a fuss
we got to sink the Bismark, cause the world depends on us
hey hit the deck a runnin boys, and spin those barrels around
we're gonna find the bismark, and we're gonna put her down

Big Ed turned to Sam , with his gold in his hand
Said Sam you're a lookin, at a lonely lonely man
I'd trade all the gold, that's burrried in this land
for one small band of gold,on sweet little Jenneys hand
Cause a man needs a woman, to love him all the time,
Remember Sam a true love is   so hard to find
I'd build for my Jenny, a honey moon home
Below those old white mountains, just a little southeast of Gnome

When it's spring time in alaska, it's 40 below

We fired out cannons til the barrel melted down
so we grabbed a alligator, and we fought another round
we filled his head with cannon ball, and powdered his behind
and when we touched the powder off, the gator lost his mine

Thought i'd add a little for the folks that never heard him!  Used to know em all by heart, but I still know the tunes and most of the words!

[Bro. Noble]

I was fortunate to meet and pick a little with the guy who wrote 'Battle of New Orleans'.  His name was Jimmy Driftwood and he lived close to the Arkansawyer near Mtn. View Ark.  He also wrote  The Tennessee Stud  which was also a good song in my book.

[etat]

Bro. Noble, Me thinks you were very lucky to have met him.

The Tennessee Stud was long and lean
The color of the sun and his eyes were green
He had the nerve and he had the blood
There never was a horse like the Tennessee STUD!