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Johnny Horton bench at Hillcrest Cemetery in Haughton, Louisiana Horton's grave marker On the night of November 4–5, 1960, Horton and two other band members, Tommy Tomlinson and Tillman Franks , were traveling from the Skyline Club in Austin, Texas to Shreveport when they collided with an oncoming truck on a bridge near Milano in Milam County ...
Billie Jean Horton (née Jones; born June 6, 1933) is an American former country-music singer-songwriter and music promoter.She had high profile marriages, briefly, until his death, to country musician and singer-songwriter Hank Williams in 1952 until 1953 and subsequently to singer Johnny Horton from 1953 until 1960.
US 79 is entwined with two tragedies of country music: Johnny Horton was killed by a drunk driver on the highway near Milano in 1960 and Jim Reeves, killed in a plane crash in 1964, is buried and memorialized on US 79 in his hometown of Carthage.
"North to Alaska" is a 1960 hit song recorded by Johnny Horton that was featured in the movie of the same name. The song was written by Mike Phillips, along with Tillman Franks . Though Horton had sung several popular movie tie-in songs, this was the first one that was sung over the opening titles.
Tillman Ben Franks, Sr. (September 29, 1920 – October 26, 2006), was an American bassist and songwriter and the manager for a number of country music artists including Johnny Horton, David Houston, Webb Pierce, Claude King, and the Carlisles.
Lobby card for Wild Boys of the Road (1933) Jean Rogers, John Wayne, and Bond in Conflict (1936) Bond (r.) with Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Barton MacLane and Peter Lorre in The Maltese Falcon (1941) Bond in A Guy Named Joe (1943) John Wayne and Bond in Tall in the Saddle (1944) Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr. and Bond in John Ford's Wagon Master ...
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I Remember Johnny Horton: 24 — 1970 Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife — — 1971 Chip 'N' Dale's Place: 45 — Singles. Year Single Chart Positions Album US Country