Johnny Horton Autograph
John LaGale Horton (April 30, 1925 – November 5, 1960) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. Initially performing traditional country, Horton later performed rockabilly songs. 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. The song was awarded the Grammy Hall of Fame Award and in 2001 ranked No. 333 of the Recording Industry Association of America's "Songs of the Century". His first No. 1 country song was in 1959, "When It's Springtime in Alaska (It's Forty Below)". More about Johnny Horton
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He had two successes in 1960 with both "Sink the Bismarck" and "North to Alaska," the latter used over the opening credits to the John Wayne film of the same name. Horton died in November 1960 at the peak of his fame in a traffic collision, less than two years after his breakthrough. Horton is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
Horton was born in Los Angeles, the youngest of the five children of the former Ella Claudia Robinson (1892-1966) and John Loly Horton (1889–1959), and raised in Rusk in Cherokee County in East Texas. His family often traveled between east Texas and southern California to work as migrant farm workers. After he graduated from high school in Gallatin, Texas, in 1944, Horton attended Lon Morris Junior College in Jacksonville, Texas, on a basketball scholarship. He later attended Seattle University and briefly Baylor University in Waco, although he did not graduate from any of these institutions. Read even more about Johnny Horton at Wikipedia
Horton was born in Los Angeles, the youngest of the five children of the former Ella Claudia Robinson (1892-1966) and John Loly Horton (1889–1959), and raised in Rusk in Cherokee County in East Texas. His family often traveled between east Texas and southern California to work as migrant farm workers. After he graduated from high school in Gallatin, Texas, in 1944, Horton attended Lon Morris Junior College in Jacksonville, Texas, on a basketball scholarship. He later attended Seattle University and briefly Baylor University in Waco, although he did not graduate from any of these institutions. Read even more about Johnny Horton at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Johnny Horton
The most expensive item with a signature of Johnny Horton (Elvis Presley SUN Records Signed Photos Scotty & Bill Johnny Horton Cash Others) was sold in January 2019 for $3755.77 while the cheapest item (BILLIE JEAN HORTON Signed 4x6 Photo - WIDOW OF HANK WILLIAMS SR & JOHNNY HORTON) found a new owner for $23.05 in July 2023. The month with the most items sold (3) was May 2023 with an average selling price of $324.99 for an autographed item of Johnny Horton. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2019 with $3755.77 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $24.80 was March 2022. In average, an autographed item from Johnny Horton is worth $132.29.
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| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1950s COUNTRY MUSIC RANCH PARTY PROGRAM AUTOGRAPHED x8 TEX RITTER JOHNNY HORTON | $27.60 | |
| Johnny Horton Autograph Grand Ole Opry Johnny Cash Free Shipping | $100.00 | |
| Johnny Horton Autographed Columbia Promo 45 Record | $249.50 | |
| Johnny Horton Columbia Records Photo 8x10 Autographed on Back Pls Read | $25.00 | |
| Johnny Horton Extremely Rare Very Early Autographed 8/10 Photo 50s d. '60 | $324.99 | |
| JOHNNY HORTON HAND SIGNED VINTAGE IN PERSON AUTOGRAPH WITH IMAGE RARE... | $51.00 | |
| Johnny Horton PSA DNA Signed 1953 GPC The Battle of New Orleans Autograph | $399.00 | |
| Johnny Horton Signed 45 RPM record & Picture Sleeve Autographed Sink The Bismark | $45.44 | |
| Johnny Horton signed cut autograph! AMCo COA! 16532 | $299.00 | |
| JOHNNY HORTON Signed Photo Country Musician George Jones Ray Odom Tillman Franks | $328.95 | |
| Johnny Horton signed Picture folio Died Car Crash June Carter, Carl Smith Hank t | $200.00 | |
| JOHNNY HORTON SIGNED PICTURE PLAYING GUITAR | $82.12 | |
| Vintage JOHNNY HORTON Signed Photo Country Musician - #1 Billboard Musician | $289.95 | |
| Vintage Studio 1950s Photo of Johnny Horton, w/ Autograph, Song Lyrics on Back | $50.00 | |
| Vintage Studio 1950s Photo of Johnny Horton, w/ Tillman Franks Autograph | $24.59 | |