Biography:
John Gale "Johnny" Horton (April 30, 1925 – November 5, 1960) was an American country music and rockabilly singer most famous for his semi-folk, so-called "saga songs" which began the "historical ballad" craze of the late 1950s and early 1960s. With them, he had several major successes, most notably in 1959 with the song "The Battle of New Orleans" (written by Jimmy Driftwood), which was awarded the 1960 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording.
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Other songs:
- Whispering Pines
- All For The Love Of A Girl
- All Grown Up
- All Grownup
- Alley Girl Ways
- Ballad Of The Green Berets
- Battle Of Bull Run
- Bawlin Baby
- Betty Lorraine
- Big Wheels Rolling
- Church By The Side Of The Road
- Comanche
- Counterfeit Love
- Done Roving
- Dont Use My Heart For A Stepping Stone
- Empty Bed Blues
- First Train Heading South
- Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor
- Honky Tonk Man
- I Love You Baby
- Im A One Woman Man
- Im Coming Home
- Its A Long Rocky Road
- Jim Bridger
- Mean Mean Mean Son Of A Gun
- Miss Marcy
- North To Alaska
- Ole Slew Foot
- Schottische In Texas
- Sink The Bismarck
- Sleepy0Eyed John
- Take Me Like I Am
- The Battle Of Bull Run
- The Battle Of New Orleans
- The Mansion You Stole
- The Sinking Of The Reuben James
- The Woman I Need
- They Shined Up Rudolphs Nose
- When Its Springtime In Alaska Its 40 Below Acoustic
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Ballad Of The Green Berets
Written by Robin Moore & Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler
Recorded by Johnny Horton
Intro.: --- Snare drum ---
C G/D C
Fighting soldiers from the sky, fearless men who jump and die
F C G C
Men who mean just what they say, the brave men of the Green Be- ret
C G/D C
Silver wings upon their chest, these are men, America's best
F C G C
One hundred men will test to- day, but only three win the green be- ret
C G/D C
Trained to live off nature's land, trained in combat, hand to hand
F C G C
Men who fight by night and day, courage take from the Green Be- ret
C G/D C
Silver wings upon their chest, these are men, America's best
F C G C
One hundred men will test to- day, but only three win the green be- ret
C G/D C
Back at home a young wife waits, her Green Be- ret has met his fate
F C G C
He has died for those op- pressed, leaving her this last re- quest
C G/D C
Put silver wings on my son's chest, make him one of America's best
F C G C F C
He'll be a man they'll test one day, have him win the Green Be- ret
Written by Robin Moore & Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler
Recorded by Johnny Horton
Intro.: --- Snare drum ---
C G/D C
Fighting soldiers from the sky, fearless men who jump and die
F C G C
Men who mean just what they say, the brave men of the Green Be- ret
C G/D C
Silver wings upon their chest, these are men, America's best
F C G C
One hundred men will test to- day, but only three win the green be- ret
C G/D C
Trained to live off nature's land, trained in combat, hand to hand
F C G C
Men who fight by night and day, courage take from the Green Be- ret
C G/D C
Silver wings upon their chest, these are men, America's best
F C G C
One hundred men will test to- day, but only three win the green be- ret
C G/D C
Back at home a young wife waits, her Green Be- ret has met his fate
F C G C
He has died for those op- pressed, leaving her this last re- quest
C G/D C
Put silver wings on my son's chest, make him one of America's best
F C G C F C
He'll be a man they'll test one day, have him win the Green Be- ret
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