Cat. No. 2808: JOHNNY HORTON ~ THE ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS. PRIMO PRMCD6141. (IMPORT).

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WELL, WHAT CAN BE SAID ABOUT JOHNNY HORTON THAT HAS NOT BEEN SAID BEFORE, VERY LITTLE I EXPECT. JOHNNY HORTON SITS RIGHT UP THERE ALONG WITH MARTY ROBBINS AND JOHNNY CASH AS ONE OF THE FEW COUNTRY MUSIC ARTISTS TO CROSSOVER INTO ROCKABILLY AND ENJOY QUITE A SUCCESSFUL BUT VERY BRIEF SOJOURN INTO ROCKABILLY BEFORE PERISHING AT THE HANDS OF A DRUNK DRIVER IN 1960 WHILST DRIVING HOME TO SHREVEPORT AFTER A PERFORMANCE AT THE SKYLINE CLUB IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.

JOHNNY’S FIRST ERA OF SUCCESS PROVED MASSIVELY INFLUENTIAL ON THE ROCKABILLY / COUNTRY CROSSOVER ARTISTS THAT WOULD FOLLOW AND HIS SECOND SUCCESSFUL WAVE USHERED IN THE POPULARITY OF THE EPIC STORY POP SONG. THIS RELEASE FEATURES 40 OF THE BEST OF HIS ENTIRE OUTPUT, INCLUDING CLASSICS SUCH AS “BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS”, “WHEN IT’S SPRINGTIME IN ALASKA” AND THE FABULOUS STANDARD “HONKY TONK MAN”. BRILLIANT *****

TRACK LISTING: CD1 – The Battle Of New Orleans / Honky Tonk Man / Big Wheels Rollin’ / Gobbler The Houn’ Dog / Johnny Freedom (Freedom Land) / Let’s Take The Long Way Home / I’m A One Woman Man / Broken Hearted Gypsy / Cherokee Boogie / The Train With The Rhumba Beat / The Woman I Need / Sinking Of The Reuben James / The Wild One / Lost Highway / Two Red Lips And Warm Red Wine / Mr. Moonlight / It’s A Long Rocky Road / Take Me Like I Am / Smokey Joe’s Barbecue / Johnny Reb.

CD2 – North To Alaska / I’m Coming Home / Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor / The First Train Heading South / All Grown Up / The Mansion You Stole / The Golden Rocket / I’m Ready If You’re Willing / Don’t Use My Heart For A Stepping Stone / Sal’s Got A Sugarlip / In My House In Shelby County / Whispering Pines / All For The Love Of A Girl / Sink The Bismark / Wise To the Ways Of A Woman / On The Banks Of The Beautiful Nile / Got The Bull By The Horns / Devil Made A Masterpiece / I’ll Do It Every Time / When It’s Springtime In Alaska.

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