Johnny Horton’s recording history roughly parallels the fable of the blind men examining an elephant. His 1951-55 recordings for Cormac, Abbott and Mercury gave him no success. The 1956-58 Columbia hits “Honky Tonk Man”, “The Wild One” and “One Woman […]
In a recording career that hit the half-century mark this year, it’s hard to think of George Jones as the “jumpin’ type fella” Louisiana Hayride emcee Horace Logan described while introducing him on June 23, 1956. The “Thumper Jones” rockabilly […]
In the wake of the deaths of Johnny and June Carter Cash, it’s inevitable that history examine and re-examine their lives and careers. To many new to the couple, their most recent, critically acclaimed work defines them. In John’s case, […]
