Birth Name: John Gale Horton
Occupation: Country Singer
Place Of Birth: Los Angeles
Date Of Birth: April 30, 1925
Date Of Death: November 5, 1960
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: White
Nationality: American
Johnny Horton was born on the 30th of April, 1925. He was popular for being a Country Singer. His saga songs like “The Battle of New Orleans,” which combine history and country music, catalyzed a musical fad and won him a Grammy Award for Best Country Album.
Johnny Horton was born in Los Angeles. After high school he intended to join the seminary, but dropped out and moved to Alaska in 1949. He moved back to California and worked at Hollywood’s Selznick Studio in the mailroom. He won several talent contests in Louisiana, but did not see success until 1959, with his ballad “When It’s Springtime in Alaska (It’s Forty Below).”
Johnny Horton was a Taurus and was born in the Silent Generation.
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Childhood
Johnny Horton was born in 1920s. The 1920s represented an era of change and growth. The decade was one of learning and exploration. The economic boom and the Jazz Age were over, and America began the period called the Great Depression. Discover what happened on this day.
John Gale Horton is part of the Silent Generation, which followed after the G.I. Generation. As young adults during the McCarthy Era, many members of this generation felt it was dangerous to speak out. They were too young to see action in World War II and too old to participate in the fun of the Summer of Love.
Education
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Family
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Personal Life
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Johnny Horton was born in the Year of the Ox.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | John Gale Horton |
| NICKNAME: | the Singing Fisherman, The Singing Fisherman |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | Silent Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Taurus |
| BIRTH DAY: | Thursday |
| DEATH DAY: | Saturday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Johnny Horton was a Taurus. People of this zodiac sign like cooking, romance, working with hands and dislike sudden changes, complications, and insecurity. The strengths of this sign are being reliable, patient, practical, devoted, responsible, stable, while weaknesses can be stubborn, possessive and uncompromising. The greatest overall compatibility with Taurus is Scorpio and Cancer.
Chinese Zodiac: Johnny Horton was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are persistent and straightforward. They have a strong faith and can be seen as stubborn in their old ways.
Ruling Planet: Johnny Horton had a ruling planet of Venus and has a ruling planet of Venus and by astrological associations Friday is ruled by Venus. Venus is the planet of love, harmony, money and possessions. Venus is graceful, charming, sensual and social. People who are born with Mars as the ruling planet have beauty, charm and sensuality.
Johnny Horton’s birth sign is Taurus and he had a ruling planet of Venus.
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