I'm a total metalhead usually but I love Johnny Horton music. Johnny Cash is probably more popular, but i think he transcends old timey.
Is there a better old timey musician than Johnny Horton?
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I have been waiting for an opportunity to post this one before it is banned permanently by the thought police:
It is "Old Timey" on oh-so-many levels.
It is "Old Timey" on oh-so-many levels.
Maybe this stuff is never written about any longer because it is largely "White History," but there used to be lots of music or songs about characters out of history.
Johnny Horton was definitely a giant of the genre. I remember finding history classes much more interesting when I somehow had a stake created through popular music. Everything I know about John Paul Jones came from this song:
Johnny Horton was definitely a giant of the genre. I remember finding history classes much more interesting when I somehow had a stake created through popular music. Everything I know about John Paul Jones came from this song:
Thanks for posting. That is fantastic! I've never heard that one. I wish I was smarter and could post songs because I would post "you fought all the way johnny reb". Its a great song that would never fly today.
It sure was a different world even 5 years ago let alone 70.
I saw him on American Bandstand, when just about everything was considered rock and roll. I doubt you'd find any of his songs on a rock station nowadays.
Johnny Horton had any number of songs related to the civil war and to the Indian wars as well. I never thought he took sides other than with the individual soldiers. His song "Sink the Bismarck" inspired me to go out and to buy the book. ... and to see the movie.
I recently had a conversation with the son of a guy who was second or third in command of the "Arc Royale," an aircraft carrier that was engaged in the hunt, and that picked up survivors from the "Hood." He had been court marshalled for this, convicted and a bunch of years later pardoned.
... That entire conversation from my end was built around the movie, and the song. (We have to sink the Bismarck was the battle sound, but when the smoke had cleared away, the mighty "Hood" went down.)
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Got a new one in the running for old timey. My dad put in a cd of hank Williams sr on the way home from fishing tonight. Excellent songs back to back to back to back...
My favorite Johnny Horton tune:
Died at 35 in car accident. I remember my parents having a Johnny Horton record.
I must have been quite a fan of Johnny Horton back in about junior high and high school I can remember all of the mentioned songs. "Jim Bridger" was one of my favorites, along with the two Alaska songs.
One of the key streets in downtown Las Vegas is named "Bridger;" It is one block over from "Carson." who is mentioned in the song.
Lefty Frizzell comes to mind. Horton had a lot of historical narration songs. I'm not sure if that's "old timey" or not.
Strummingram, Here's an "old timey" Horton tune, imo:
I agree that his later tunes aren't as old timey.
I agree that his later tunes aren't as old timey.
1415 crewmen died when the Hood was sunk. There were 3 survivors. All that from one 15" shell hitting the magazine.
I think the fate of the Hood exposed the inferiority of battle cruisers.
If Old Timey is wrong, I have no interest in being right. It’s rare that I listen to anything recorded after 1965 unless it’s an old timey group of course.
Robots suck at music.
Robots suck at music.
If you wanna hear classic country check out KWMT 540 AM out of Fort Dodge. They go all the way back to Jimmie Rogers and Bob Wills. Great stuff other than frequent ag reports.
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