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MUSICIAN

Johnny Horton

1925 - 1960

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John LaGale Horton (April 30, 1925 – November 5, 1960) was an American country, honky tonk and rockabilly musician during the 1950s. He is best known for a series of history-inspired narrative country saga songs that became international hits. His 1959 single "The Battle of New Orleans" was awarded the 1960 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johnny Horton has received more than 1,809,394 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Johnny Horton is the 2,263rd most popular musician (down from 2,065th in 2019), the 11,989th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,828th in 2019) and the 948th most popular American Musician.

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  • 38.06

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  • 16

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  • 1.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Johnny Horton ranks 2,263 out of 2,662Before him are Eugene Hütz, Delta Goodrem, Erick Morillo, L.A. Reid, John Rutsey, and Ryan Adams. After him are Brandon Flowers, Erlend Øye, Ginger Fish, Charlie Clouser, Daniil Trifonov, and Mai Kuraki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Johnny Horton ranks 469Before him are Jay Chamberlain, Philip Carey, Keshav Dutt, John Compton, Christopher Zeeman, and Russell Hoban. After him are Bill Eckersley, Bob Hastings, Jerry Paris, Nina Bawden, Nat Hentoff, and Eddie Baily. Among people deceased in 1960, Johnny Horton ranks 217Before him are Jimmy Bryan, J. H. C. Whitehead, Rudolf Degermark, Phyllis Haver, Hope Emerson, and John P. Marquand. After him is Charles Holden.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Johnny Horton ranks 11,989 out of 18,182Before him are Hiram Fong (1906), Leroy Chiao (1960), Russell Hoban (1925), Ryan Adams (1974), Warrel Dane (1961), and Taylor Sheridan (1970). After him are Diane Neal (1976), Bert I. Gordon (1922), Horton Foote (1916), Tommy Godwin (1920), Bridget Marquardt (1973), and Gerry Ashworth (1942).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Johnny Horton ranks 948Before him are Kathleen Hanna (1968), Perry Farrell (1959), Stan Bush (1953), Erick Morillo (1971), L.A. Reid (1956), and Ryan Adams (1974). After him are Brandon Flowers (1981), Ginger Fish (1965), Charlie Clouser (1963), Armand van Helden (1970), Jon Schaffer (1968), and Stuart Hamm (1960).