Horton, Johnny Born 1929 in Los Angeles, Calif., but raised in Tyler, Texas. A regular on the Gibson Jamboree (KLTV-TV, Tyler, Texas) in 1956. A regular on the Louisiana Hayride (KWKH, Shreveport, La.). Died in 1960. References:    Feature article in issue 5 (1980) of Rock & Roll Performers Magazine.    Feature article and discography in issue 10 (1981) of Rock & Roll Performers Magazine.

Source: Jim Hilmar

Original Releases

Discography is not intended to be complete

Date & Source	Label & Number	V	Titles {& References to LP/CD List}	As By	Matrix Numbers
1952/Mar. 15 Bb c&w rev.	Abbott 108		Rhythm In My Baby's Walk {p, D} Betty Lorraine {p}	2 2
1952/Aug. 2 Bb c&w rev.	Mercury 6412-X45		The First Train Headin' South {e} (I Wished For An Angel But) The Devil Sent Me You		YW7408 YW7410
1953/Mar. 21 Bb c&w rev.	Mercury 70100-x45		Tennessee Jive {e,p,x, E} The Mansion You Stole {q}	1 1	YW7447 YW7445
	Mercury EP-1-3091		Requestfully Yours  [monaural] First Train Headin' South The Mansion You Stole Red Lips And Warm Red Wine You, You, You {e,p}	1 1 1 1	B B A A
1956/Mar. 10 Bb c&w rev.	Columbia 4-21504		Honky-Tonk Man {d,f,g,j,m,s, I} I'm Ready, If You're Willing {d,f,q}	1 1	JZSP 37865 JZSP 37866
1956/July 28 Bb c&w rev.	Columbia 4-21538		I Don't Like I Did {f,q} I'm A One-Woman Man {f,s}	1 1	JZSP 38661 JZSP 37864
1957/Jan. 5 Bb c&w rev.	Columbia 4-40813-c		I'm Coming Home {c,d,f,g,i,k,o,r,u,w, C} I Got A Hole In My Pirogue {s}	1 1	JZSP 39657 JZSP 37867
1957/Apr. 29 Bb c&w rev.	Columbia 4-40919-c		The Woman I Need {b,d,f,g,i,k,t} She Knows Why {s}	1 1	JZSP 41299 JZSP 41298
	Columbia B-2130		Honky-Tonk Man  [monaural] Honky-Tonk Man I'm Coming Home I'm A One-Woman Man I Got A Hole In My Pirogue
1957/Aug. 26 Bb c&w rev.	Columbia 4-40986		Let's Take The Long Way Home {d,f,q} I'll Do It Everytime	1 1	JZSP 41919 JZSP 41917
1957/Nov. 11 Bb c&w rev.	Columbia 4-41043		Lover's Rock {b,d,f,j,l,o,q,t,w} You're My Baby {q}	1 1	JZSP 41920 JZSP 41918
1958/Feb. 10 Bb c&w rev.	Columbia 4-41110		Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor {c,d,f,g,i,l,n,s,u,v,z, A,F,G} The Wild One {d,f,s}	1 1	JZSP 42804 JZSP 42805
1958/July 21 Bb pop rev.	Columbia 4-41210		All Grown Up {d,f} Counterfeit Love	1 1	JZSP 44033 JZSP 44031
1959/July (Bb est.)	Dot 45-15966		Shadows On The Old Bayou Plaid & Calico	1 1	MW-13055 MW-13054
1959/July 27 Bb pop rev.	Columbia 4-41437		Sal's Got A Sugarlip {q} Johnny Reb	1 1	JZSP 48125 JZSP 48124
1959/Oct. 19 Bb pop rev.	Columbia 4-41502		Take Me Like I Am I'm Ready, If You're Willing {q}	1 1	ZSP 48835 ZSP 48834
1959/Nov. 16 Bb xmas rev.	Columbia 4-41522		The Electrified Donkey {d,f,q} They Shined Up Rudolph's Nose {q,y}	1 1	ZSP 48859 ZSP 48853
1960/Jan. 25 Bb pop rev.	Columbia 4-41568		The Same Old Tale The Crow Told Me Sink The Bismark	1 1	ZSP 49451 ZSP 49450
	Columbia B-1362-1		First Train Headin' South [alt. vers.] {d,f} [title unknown] Lost Highway [title unknown]
	Columbia B-1362-2		When It's Springtime In Alaska (It's Forty Below) Cherokee Boogie {f,h, H} Sam Magee Joe's Been A-Gittin' There	1	ZEP 47387 ZEP 47387
	Columbia B-1362-3		Got The Bull By The Horns {f, B,H} All For The Love Of A Girl The Golden Rocket Mister Moonlight
1962/Feb. 17 Bb pop rev.	Columbia 4-42302		Honky-Tonk Man Words	1 1	JZSP 56024 JZSP 48123
1962/Dec. 29 Bb pop rev.	Columbia 4-42653		All Grown Up I'm A One-Woman Man	1 1	ZSP 58612 ZSP 58611
1963 (Bb est.)	Columbia 4-42774		Sugar-Coated Baby {d,f,q} When It's Springtime In Alaska (It's Forty Below)	1 1	ZSP 59741 ZSP 45233
1964/Mar. 21 Bb c&w rev.	Columbia 4-42993		Tell My Baby I Love Her {d,f,q} Hooray For That Little Difference {q}	1 1	ZSP 77161 ZSP 77160
1964/Oct. 10 Bb c&w rev.	Columbia 4-43143		The Same Old Tale The Crow Told Me {q} Lost Highway
1965 (Bb est.)	Columbia 4-43228		Rock Island Line {q} I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Livin'	1	ZSP 79655 ZSP 79654
1960 (BSN est.)	Dot DLP-3221		Johnny Horton  [monaural] Plaid And Calico Coal, Smoke, Valve Oil And Steam Devilish Love Light Done Rovin' Mean Mean Mean Son Of A Gun {a} Gobble, The Houn' Dog Shadows On The Old Bayou In My Home In Shelby County Go And Wash Your Dirty Feet Smokey Joe's Barbeque Long Rocky Road Words
	Crown LP cut		Guitar Stomp {D}
Additional Tracks on Comps
	[live recording]		Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor
1959	Columbia unissued		Ole Slew Foot [alt. vers.]

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

Single-artist compilations included selectively

Acknowledgments:   Bear Family catalog, Both Sides Now, CMF Library, Marc Coulavin, Frank Curran, Bill Davis, Udo Frank, Penny Hall, Derek Hamilton, Bernd Hermoneit, Jim Hilmar, Hondo85@aol.com, Pasi Koskela, Gerd Miller, John Neal, Lasse Olander, Rockabilly Record Guide, Adriaan Sturm, Gilles Vignal, Svein Arne Vikesdal, Joe Wajgel, Richard Weize, Wolfgang Weißbrodt, Bjorn Witlox