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.    Article in issue 101 (1991) of Now Dig This.

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 {s, E,G} Betty Lorraine {G}	2 2
1952/Aug. 2 Bb c&w rev.	Mercury 6412-X45		The First Train Headin' South {k, A,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 {k, D,E,G,I} The Mansion You Stole {c}	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 {k, E,G}	1 1 1 1	B B A A
1956/Mar. 10 Bb c&w rev.	Columbia 4-21504		Honky-Tonk Man {e,f,j,m,r,t, B} I'm Ready, If You're Willing {c,f,m}	1 1	JZSP 37865 JZSP 37866
1956/July 28 Bb c&w rev.	Columbia 4-21538		I Don't Like I Did {c,m} I'm A One-Woman Man {j,m}	1 1	JZSP 38661 JZSP 37864
1957/Jan. 5 Bb c&w rev.	Columbia 4-40813-c		I'm Coming Home {b,f,i,m,q,w,y,z, B,F,H} I Got A Hole In My Pirogue {j}	1 1	JZSP 39657 JZSP 37867
1957/Apr. 29 Bb c&w rev.	Columbia 4-40919-c		The Woman I Need {b,f,m,q,v,x, B} She Knows Why {j, E}	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 {c,f,m} I'll Do It Everytime {E}	1 1	JZSP 41919 JZSP 41917
1957/Nov. 11 Bb c&w rev.	Columbia 4-41043		Lover's Rock {c,d,f,i,m,r,v,x, F} You're My Baby {c, E}	1 1	JZSP 41920 JZSP 41918
1958/Feb. 10 Bb c&w rev.	Columbia 4-41110		Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor {d,f,g,h,j,m,n,o,p,q,w,y, B,J} The Wild One {f,j,m}	1 1	JZSP 42804 JZSP 42805
1958/July 21 Bb pop rev.	Columbia 4-41210		All Grown Up {f,m} Counterfeit Love	1 1	JZSP 44033 JZSP 44031
1959/July 6 Bb pop rev.	Dot 45-15966		Shadows On The Old Bayou {E} Plaid & Calico	1 1	MW-13055 MW-13054
1959/July 27 Bb pop rev.	Columbia 4-41437		Sal's Got A Sugarlip {c} Johnny Reb	1 1	JZSP 48125 JZSP 48124
1959/Oct. 19 Bb pop rev.	Columbia 4-41502		Take Me Like I Am {E} I'm Ready, If You're Willing {c}	1 1	ZSP 48835 ZSP 48834
1959/Nov. 16 Bb xmas rev.	Columbia 4-41522		The Electrified Donkey {c,f,m} They Shined Up Rudolph's Nose {c,l}	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.] {f,m} [title unknown] Lost Highway [title unknown]
	Columbia B-1362-2		When It's Springtime In Alaska (It's Forty Below) Cherokee Boogie {m,u, C} Sam Magee Joe's Been A-Gittin' There	1	ZEP 47387 ZEP 47387
	Columbia B-1362-3		Got The Bull By The Horns {m,u, K} All For The Love Of A Girl The Golden Rocket Mister Moonlight {E}
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 {c,f,m} 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 {c,f,m} Hooray For That Little Difference {c}	1 1	ZSP 77161 ZSP 77160
1964/Oct. 10 Bb c&w rev.	Columbia 4-43143		The Same Old Tale The Crow Told Me {c} Lost Highway
1965 (Bb est.)	Columbia 4-43228		Rock Island Line {c} 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 {E} Go And Wash Your Dirty Feet Smokey Joe's Barbeque {E} Long Rocky Road Words
	Crown LP cut		Guitar Stomp {s}
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