1956–1960

~ Release by Johnny Horton (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Complete Columbia recordings.
For the discography see the booklet of previous Johnny Horton's box, which is same for both boxed sets.

Tracklist

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1Ole Slew Foot
cover recording of:
Slew Foot
writer:
Howard Hausey and James Webb
2:23
2Miss Marcy
3:35
3Sleepy Eyed John
cover recording of:
Sleepy Eyed John
lyricist and composer:
Tex Atchison
2:43
4The Mansion You Stole3:08
5They’ll Never Take Her Love From Me
cover recording of:
They’ll Never Take Her Love From Me
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne
3:08
6The Sinking of the Reuben James
cover recording of:
The Sinking of the Reuben James
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (in 1941-11) and Fred Hellerman (in 1941-11)
is based on:
I'll Twine 'mid the Ringlets (parlour song, source for Wildwood Flower)
2:23
7Jim Bridger
recording of:
Jim Bridger
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne
2:30
8The Battle of Bull Run
2:36
9Snow‐Shoe Thompson1:56
10John Paul Jones
2:23
11Comanche (The Brave Horse)
recording of:
Comanche
writer:
Francis Brandy and Johnny Horton
3:08
12Young Abe Lincoln
1:59
13O’Leary’s Cow
1:45
14Johnny Freedom2:49
15Go North
3:26
16North to Alaska3:05
17North to Alaska
conductor:
Lionel Newman
performer:
Johnny Horton
recording of:
North to Alaska
lyricist and composer:
Mike Phillips
publisher:
EMI Hastings Catalog Inc
2:50
18I Just Don’t Like This Kind of Livin’
cover recording of:
I Just Don’t Like This Kind of Livin’ (on 1964-10-05)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1949-12-14)
2:56
19Rock Island Line
cover recording of:
Rock Island Line
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
publisher:
Folkways Music Publishers Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15211)
2:40
20Hank and Joe and Me
2:55
21The Golden Rocket
cover recording of:
The Golden Rocket
lyricist and composer:
Hank Snow
2:00
22A‐Sleeping at the Foot of the Bed
2:16
23I Just Don’t Like This Kind of Livin’
cover recording of:
I Just Don’t Like This Kind of Livin’ (on 1969-07-16)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1949-12-14)
2:53
24Old Blind Barnabas
2:16
25Evil Hearted Me
recording of:
Evil Hearted Me
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Horton
3:11
26Hot in the Sugarcane Field
recording of:
Hot in the Sugarcane Field
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Horton
1:39
27You Don’t Move Me Baby Anymore
recording of:
You Don’t Move Me Baby Anymore
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Horton
1:47
28The Gosh‐Darn Wheel
2:42
29Broken Hearted Gypsy
recording of:
Broken Hearted Gypsy
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Horton
1:47
30The Church by the Side of the Road
1:49
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