American Songwriter

On This Day in 1960, Country Music Said Goodbye to the Star Who Brought History to Life and Wrote Songs Covered by Dwight Yoakam and George Jones

Sixty-five years ago today, the country music world lost a legend who recorded some of the genre's most memorable songs.
Tyler Morning Telegraph

June 6: Rusk’s Johnny Horton immortalizes ‘The Battle of New Orleans’ in 1959

On this date in 1959, Johnny Horton, who grew up in Rusk, had a hit with the history inspired “The Battle of New Orleans.” The song presents a version of the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812 ...
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The Number Ones: Johnny Horton’s “The Battle Of New Orleans”

The Number Ones is a new column where I’ll review every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present.
inforum

We all know the song, but did you know the artist predicted his own death?

As 2019 comes to an end, the lists recapping 'the year that was' begin. What were the top movies, tv shows and songs of the year? Sixty years ago in 1959, the answers were "Ben-Hur," "Gunsmoke" and ...