Record #0061: The Battle of New Orleans / All For the Love of a Girl – JOHNNY HORTON

Columbia 41339 (original) USA, Apr.6, 1959
Words & Music by:  Side A – arr. Jimmy Driftwood; Side B – Johnny Horton
Musicians: Johnny Horton (vocals and guitar), Grady Martin (lead guitar), Harold Bradley (banjo and guitar), Tommy Tomlinson (guitar), Joe Zinkan (bass), Buddy Harman (drums) and unknown backing vocals
Recording sessions: Owen Bradley Studio, Nashville, TN,  Jan.27, 1959
Highest chart positions:  US #1, US Country #1, US R&B #3, UK #16

And here’s again another one that was recorded in “Bradley’s Barn” with "the Nashville A-Team".

This was arguably Horton’s peak of success; his only US #1 and one of the three US Country #1’s. A bit surprisingly, this did well in R&B and more surprisingly in the UK, too. “The Battle of New Orleans” got the Grammy Award for the Song of the Year.

Horton died in a car crash on Nov.5, 1960. 

List price:  “Very Good+” is $7.50 and “Near Mint” is $15