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Johnny Horton had several top ten songs in the late 50's
and early 60's and was on the verge of becoming one of the
top stars of the 60's when he met with tragedy.

He was born John Gale Horton in Los Angeles in 1925. He was
raised in Tyler, Texas. Horton worked in the fishing
industry in Alaska and California, and attended Seattle
University. He worked for a while as a carpenter, and
played basketball at Baylor University. He worked at a
local radio station in East Texas and at the Hometown
Jamboree in California. He did some More...




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Another response to Rick | Reviewer: Maggie
    ------ About the song When It's Springtime In Alaska performed by Johnny Horton

I have lived in Alaska all of my life,...as did my parents and grandparents since before Alaska became a state. Not one of us have ever heard that "red headed lil" was a term for a gay man. Why is it that everything seen and heard by gays has got to be gay??? Sorry Rick...99.9% of the songs in any category are about man/woman love and relationships. As it should be.

Response to Rick | Reviewer: Anonymous
    ------ About the song When It's Springtime In Alaska performed by Johnny Horton

Rick:
I find your review of this song most interesting, because I was one of those that lived in a more naïve and less enlightened time and so when I heard the song I never even suspected it was about homosexuality. Perhaps that’s because it was so very well concealed. In fact, it was so well concealed that until you pointed out that “ “redheaded Lil” was a common Alaskan term for the more passive partner in a snowed-in cabin relationship” I would still be totally ignorant of the fact that this song was about homosexuality.
I think the things that made this hard for me to see are all the gender related references. For example: “The song she was singin';” “I reached for the gal;” The song she kept singin':” I didn't know Lil was Big Ed's wife-to-be:”
See, in addition to all the references to the female gender; I had always made the assumption that Big Ed was a man and I wasn’t aware that in the gay world the redheaded Lils would be referred to as future wives; in addition to just being passive partners. In addition to that, the song mentions the Red Dog Saloon, and not a snowed-in cabin. Now it is a fact that the Red Dog Saloon is in Juneau and not Fairbanks, which might give some credibility to your statement.
However, in spite of that geographical problem, and in spite of your comment, I’m still left to wonder if it could have been possible that Johnny was: singing about going into a saloon (Not a snowed-in cabin)when he got to Fairbanks (After being in Point Barrow); where there was a woman named Lil that was redheaded; that was singing so sweetly; had a fiancé named Big Ed that got jealous of poor Johnny when he was dancing with his future wife; and in his rage threw a knife at him and killed him. While in the saloon; not a snowed-in cabin.
Jay

Johnny Horton---Yellow Rose Of Texas | Reviewer: leanne
    ------ About the song Yellow Rose Of Texas performed by Johnny Horton

This song says a lot if you listen to the words carefully enough. Not only is it a song of pride and proudness and loyalty, it is a song that reaches far down to the soul and is full of love and respect not only for the girls of texas, but the state it's self.

Wtg.



Johnny Horton Songs | Reviewer: KathyG
    ------ About the song Sleepy-Eyed John performed by Johnny Horton

I appreciate all those who help us find lyrics. Some of these old songs would be forgotten and forever gone if we did not share in such a way. Our group gets together to pick and grin each week, and part of the fun is rediscovering some of the wonderful and lyrical. (meaning they have a tune as compared to the newer country western which is yelled, screamed or moaned in a tuneless dirge)Thanks for this site and these songs.

MISS MARCY | Reviewer: MARTY
    ------ About the song Ole Slew Foot performed by Johnny Horton

DOES ANYONE OUT THERE HAVE THE JOHNNY HORTON LYRICS "MISS MARCY" IT WAS RELEASED ON A 45 WITH "OLE SLEW FOOT" PLEASE HELP.

Jonny Horton-... comin' home, again and again and......... | Reviewer: William J. White
    ------ About the song I'm Coming Home performed by Johnny Horton

Now then,
Where do i start with a song like this?

Get your face all pretty and your hair done right,
'cos i'm gonna review this song tonight..............................

If you loop the first the first bar, or the first two bars, of this track (i.e. Jonny Horton singing it on the original recording, not oneself on a guitar), you will find a perfect example of the tribal and rooted nature of rockabilly and why it has long survived as a genuine communicator of our need to rebel; against anything.
The emotive power and topicality of the lyrics may leave alot to the imagination but the raw power of this fantasticly chugging track sure do make up for it in a bigger than you thought kind of way.
Not only a seminal track of the era but also a track of great importance to the general upkeep and historical value of rebel music as a whole.
Jonny Horton also proves with comin' home that you only need two chords and a great feel to make a 'landmark'.
This track never fails to wake my shiny-ass out of it's lazy modern sleep.
William J. White
Sheffield.


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