Something magical about music in the mid-50s early rock era until about early 64, before the Beatles took over pop music in America. The Beatles were amazing, but man, something about those old records, country, rock, anything, from "Lipstick on Your Collar" Connie Francis, "Til I Kissed You" the Everly Brothers, "White Sport Coat" Marty Robbins.
Just like Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Ritchie Valens, Jim Morrison, Patsy Cline, and so many other great musicians who died way too soon, due to a tragic car accident, Johnny Horton died way too soon! I was born in 1956, so I dearly wish Johnny Horton lived a full lifetime so then I would had a chance to have seen him perform on a concert tour.
Really enjoying the '50's hits which are being posted! "The Battle of New Orleans" was a number one hit for Johnny on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Country chart in 1959. It was written by Jimmie Driftwood, and won the Grammy award for Song of the Year. This was the song which gave Johnny his cross-over success in the mainstream pop market. Previously, all his records had charted solely on the country chart (such as "Honky-Tonk Man" and "When it's Springtime in Alaska"). He followed it up with two other big hits, "Sink the Bismarck" (also performed on the Sullivan show and posted earlier) and "North to Alaska" before passing away in a car accident at the age of 35 in 1960. Johnny was a close friend of Johnny Cash. Thank you for posting this video! I would also love to see Al Martino singing his chart record, "I Can't Get You Out of My Heart" on this episode; his first appearance on the Sullivan show.
@@MostlyBrenda The original 3-year contract should be coming to an end in a month or so, and I don't know, but I have a feeling they have extended it, possibly for another 3 years, but we will see. I'm speculating that might be why they slowed the uploads to one video a day about a year ago. There were 3 less videos a day for the last year, so that would work out to another 3 years of daily videos. I'm also guessing that the channel has been more successful than they had anticipated, thus why a possible extension of the contract. I hope so, because I love this channel!
@@TomElvisSmith Oops, it's actually UMe. I looked at the website and found nothing about an extension, but also nothing about a 3 year limit either. Maybe it was misreported in 2020? Anyway the start date was 12 Jun 2020, so we will soon see. In other news, the Midnight Special channel started a couple of months ago. Great live stuff. The Jim Croce stuff there is top notch. Hall and Oates too. Also they actually post complete shows sometimes. Only four so far. It will take a long time to do all nine years at this rate, but it is great to see everything.
@@MostlyBrenda Yes, the contract was signed between UMe and Sofa Entertainment. UMe controls the music rights and Sofa owns the Ed Sullivan footage. The initial reports of a 3 year contract were in several of the initial press reports in 2020, so it was definitely intended to be a 3 year period at one time. I also remembered the start date being around the middle of June. Great to hear there is a Midnight Special channel now. A little later than my main music tastes, but I'm glad to see more official YT channels for vintage music shows.
@@TomElvisSmith My main take away from watching a full episode is what a wide range of music was on the charts and popular. Somehow it's much more narrow today in the digital age.
My maiden name is Horton. I grew up in Southern Middle Tennessee. I am a descendent of Issac Horton. My grandmother said that a cousin of hers had a voice like Johnny and that some of the Horton family went west when she was growing up. Who knows- may be related.❤ 2:33
i remember this like it was yesterday, it was the last week of school (third grade) , we all went to the local amusement park that weekend and Sunday night we always watched Ed Sullivan. Never thought I would see this again!
I was 11 yrs. old in 1967 and l listened to this song and north to Alaska over and over till l memorized them. They were on 45's. l still no them off by heart. Until tonight I have never seen this on Ed Sullivan.
Loved and still love his music. Def. a great legend, great country music nothing like this today. Have all his albums. Sad we lost him so young and had a whole career ahead of him may you be Resting In Peace ? 😿😿💔
I love this song! My wife & I visited the actual site of The Battle of New Orleans (in the current suburb of Chalmette) a couple of times when we lived in The Big Easy.
I was 1yr old in Kodiak Alaska where my dad was stationed when this came out. I still have the vinyls that my dad bought. My dad was attached to VP-19 Squadron
The question that will never be answered: what would have the 60's brought Johnny had he lived? He had crossed over to the pop charts with this and there would be two more. "North To Alaska" was in the US top 40 pop charts for several weeks when he was killed on Nov 5, 1960.
This must've been around the time they were switching to VT instead of Kinescopes. Surely this is one of the last Kinescopes of the show before being recorded to VT?
the British was angry because they thought we giving the France weapon on sea so they retaliated but the France was robbing our weapons which is why we lost the war of 1812 cause we gave lots of our ammunitions' away we surrounded august 1814 but didn't sign the treaty till December of 1814 that's basically the only war the us lost cause most our ammunition was France possession if we had more weapons we might have won then history would have been very different then the Monroe doctrine wouldn't have existed Andrew Jackson hung one of British in 1818 which angered James Monroe but James Monroe forgave for his mistake
The tinkling banjo sets the "Mood" but THERE ISN'T ONE IN THE GROUP ! 😯 😢 😢 😢 ATTACHMENT: Never take '"CRITICAL THINKING'" for a College Elective 👎 🤪 👎
I love Johnny ! Glad he’s finally getting some recognition he deserves!
Finally! (In 1959)
@@Rhewin never enough attention
The best rarely get much attention.
Oh yes!!!!😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤
Back then, they wouldn’t even say hell… Look at what today’s music says!
I wouldn't even go as far as to call it music.
just remember cancel culture tried to get "Baby it's cold outside" banned while at the same time "wet ass pussy" was the number 1 song of the year
@@kcstott I wouldn't even put what you mentioned in the same class as music.
The difference is baby it’s cold outside implies rape. There’s nothing in WAP that’s not consensual.
I noticed that....wish we would turn back time. I can live without the conveniences just to have a moral world
Something magical about music in the mid-50s early rock era until about early 64, before the Beatles took over pop music in America. The Beatles were amazing, but man, something about those old records, country, rock, anything, from "Lipstick on Your Collar" Connie Francis, "Til I Kissed You" the Everly Brothers, "White Sport Coat" Marty Robbins.
Just like Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Ritchie Valens, Jim Morrison, Patsy Cline, and so many other great musicians who died way too soon, due to a tragic car accident, Johnny Horton died way too soon! I was born in 1956, so I dearly wish Johnny Horton lived a full lifetime so then I would had a chance to have seen him perform on a concert tour.
Had this 45 rpm record, and it was a song of my childhood
Me, too!
My 45 came with a picture sleeve. Still have it.
My older brother got the album for a Christmas present in 1959. He played it a lot.
Really enjoying the '50's hits which are being posted! "The Battle of New Orleans" was a number one hit for Johnny on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Country chart in 1959. It was written by Jimmie Driftwood, and won the Grammy award for Song of the Year. This was the song which gave Johnny his cross-over success in the mainstream pop market. Previously, all his records had charted solely on the country chart (such as "Honky-Tonk Man" and "When it's Springtime in Alaska"). He followed it up with two other big hits, "Sink the Bismarck" (also performed on the Sullivan show and posted earlier) and "North to Alaska" before passing away in a car accident at the age of 35 in 1960. Johnny was a close friend of Johnny Cash.
Thank you for posting this video! I would also love to see Al Martino singing his chart record, "I Can't Get You Out of My Heart" on this episode; his first appearance on the Sullivan show.
Tom, is the 3 year IME/SOFA agreement coming to an end? Or has it been extended? Thought you might know.
@@MostlyBrenda The original 3-year contract should be coming to an end in a month or so, and I don't know, but I have a feeling they have extended it, possibly for another 3 years, but we will see. I'm speculating that might be why they slowed the uploads to one video a day about a year ago. There were 3 less videos a day for the last year, so that would work out to another 3 years of daily videos. I'm also guessing that the channel has been more successful than they had anticipated, thus why a possible extension of the contract. I hope so, because I love this channel!
@@TomElvisSmith Oops, it's actually UMe. I looked at the website and found nothing about an extension, but also nothing about a 3 year limit either. Maybe it was misreported in 2020? Anyway the start date was 12 Jun 2020, so we will soon see. In other news, the Midnight Special channel started a couple of months ago. Great live stuff. The Jim Croce stuff there is top notch. Hall and Oates too. Also they actually post complete shows sometimes. Only four so far. It will take a long time to do all nine years at this rate, but it is great to see everything.
@@MostlyBrenda Yes, the contract was signed between UMe and Sofa Entertainment. UMe controls the music rights and Sofa owns the Ed Sullivan footage. The initial reports of a 3 year contract were in several of the initial press reports in 2020, so it was definitely intended to be a 3 year period at one time. I also remembered the start date being around the middle of June.
Great to hear there is a Midnight Special channel now. A little later than my main music tastes, but I'm glad to see more official YT channels for vintage music shows.
@@TomElvisSmith
My main take away from watching a full episode is what a wide range of music was on the charts and popular. Somehow it's much more narrow today in the digital age.
I always loved this song. Neat seeing it performed onstage. The dancers did an excellent job. Thank you for sharing this. God Bless You & stay safe.
My maiden name is Horton. I grew up in Southern Middle Tennessee. I am a descendent of Issac Horton. My grandmother said that a cousin of hers had a voice like Johnny and that some of the Horton family went west when she was growing up. Who knows- may be related.❤ 2:33
This song and sink the bismarck were my 2 favorite songs by Johnny Horton
I loved the greatest hits album as a child - 33 record as a child and a CD when it finally released as an adult. I learned every word to every song!
i remember this like it was yesterday, it was the last week of school (third grade) , we all went to the local amusement park that weekend and Sunday night we always watched Ed Sullivan. Never thought I would see this again!
Let’s face it. One of the greatest songs in history. Every kid from the 50’s 60’s and 70’s sang this song and knows every word!
Remember this well wore that 45 out.
Johnny Horton's songs told stories. And no one did it better.
My seven siblings and I would sing this song on long car trips in the stationwagon in the 60's!
finally!!! a classic from the 50s. Also, an amazing performance. 50s tv was astonishing. 👏👏👏
Johnny Horton HAS A TON OF CATCHY TUNES AND COULD REALLY BELT IT. He's practically roaring that first chorus. He's so good.
We need to get him into the Country Music, and R&R Hall of Fames.
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Wow. I'm only 17 and recognize the historical importance of this! Thank you!
I’m pretty sure that Johnny Horton was a history teacher and he wrote this song to encourage his students to learn about the war of 1812.
One of the most important battles in American history
Actually it wasn't, but it's still a great song.
@@60Cascade Old Hickory agrees
Battle of Lexington or Battle of Gettysburg were most important
@@Mark-nx5pkcant agree more (yes im late as hell💀💀)
One of my favorite radio songs when I was a little shaver. Maybe cause I could understand the words..☺
The old chant of the ancient medieval minstrels about feats in battle, but brought into modern times...
I was 11 yrs. old in 1967 and l listened to this song and north to Alaska over and over till l memorized them. They were on 45's. l still no them off by heart. Until tonight I have never seen this on Ed Sullivan.
Johnny Horton one of the Greatest singers ever.... Gone Way Too Soon.... :(
No kidding 😢
That flash powder blanked out the shot!
Thank you.
My Swiss and Austrian ancestors yodeled. Glen
Looking forward to this all day
I always like Johnny Horton’s songs, nice to see him singing it live. Those tv cameras could not handle bright lights very well. Thanks for sharing.
I think he is lip synching, not really singing live.
@@mitchflorida You are probably right, but there a few films of him performing his songs, so I will take what comes along.
@@mitchflorida It's live.
@@emailvonsour Where's the backup singers? It sounds exactly like the studio version. Still very entertaining.
If there is a 1:21 after life I sure hope to meet the Great Johnny Horton.
Real traditional American music 🎶... ❤❤❤
true pure human voices 😊We don't need autotune!! WE ARE HUMANS!!
Loved and still love his music. Def. a great legend, great country music nothing like this today. Have all his albums. Sad we lost him so young and had a whole career ahead of him may you be Resting In Peace ? 😿😿💔
You can see the look of Joy in Johnnys face when they set off the Alligator, absolutely wonderful watching this
Of course! A live performance of my 1st FAVORITE SONG! Only on Ed Sullivan!
I grew up listening to my dad playing Johhny Horton, I still love it to this day. I'm Aussie, but Johnny's songs speak to me.
Us kids in the 1960's loved Johnny Horton's songs, singing along with the radio on car trips!
YUP! 10 in ‘68.
I love this song! My wife & I visited the actual site of The Battle of New Orleans (in the current suburb of Chalmette) a couple of times when we lived in The Big Easy.
Unbelievable and so "cool🐻❄️" i love it 👌
I was 1yr old in Kodiak Alaska where my dad was stationed when this came out. I still have the vinyls that my dad bought. My dad was attached to VP-19 Squadron
Oh how wonderful it is to listen to him and see these old clips. One of the greats!
Echoing the other comments, what a great live performance. Awesome.
Rip Johnny Horton
Love this Great ,Great Song and Video !!!Johnny sang it Wonderful !!!
*_Rest In Peace Johnny_*
*_Job Well Done, Sir_*
Absolutely brilliant performer ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Loved this song
The first time I heard this song was the 3rd grade our teacher played it for us in class.
This song is great and Johnny made some great music
Loved black and white TV......until we got a color TV!
Early Music video Before it's time
My parents used to rock to this song, thank God music has changed so much in my lifetime.
hit me at work this past week BIG TIME
The duo Harpers Bizarre did the remake in 1968 & their last Hot 100 swan song.
The question that will never be answered: what would have the 60's brought Johnny had he lived? He had crossed over to the pop charts with this and there would be two more. "North To Alaska" was in the US top 40 pop charts for several weeks when he was killed on Nov 5, 1960.
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Sick
Johnny was lost much too soon.
He left this world too soon and not have won good awards and put in hall of fame.
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Seems music lovers have enjoyed a cool video to play along with the song long before the birth of MTV.
What an all-time American classic.
He'd be dead in less than a year.
RIP, Johnny.
Back when people actually sang instead of using gizmos, autotune and lip syncing
It's the alligator for me
This must've been around the time they were switching to VT instead of Kinescopes. Surely this is one of the last Kinescopes of the show before being recorded to VT?
That has to be the weirdest thing I've ever seen on the Ed Sullivan Show.
Who wrote this song? It wasn't Johnny Horton.
Needed Carrol o Connor in this sequence
the British was angry because they thought we giving the France weapon on sea so they retaliated but the France was robbing our weapons which is why we lost the war of 1812 cause we gave lots of our ammunitions' away we surrounded august 1814 but didn't sign the treaty till December of 1814 that's basically the only war the us lost cause most our ammunition was France possession if we had more weapons we might have won then history would have been very different then the Monroe doctrine wouldn't have existed Andrew Jackson hung one of British in 1818 which angered James Monroe but James Monroe forgave for his mistake
Brits out!
Johnny died the next year after Ed Sullivan show, in a car crash...@ 35...
Who the hell pick these costumes for this appearance ? The Village People ?
What in the hell are they wearing?
alaska suits
They didn't call Andrew Jackson old hickory for anything
The tinkling banjo sets the "Mood" but THERE ISN'T ONE IN THE GROUP ! 😯 😢 😢 😢
ATTACHMENT: Never take '"CRITICAL THINKING'" for a College Elective 👎 🤪 👎
Kinda gayed it out with the fairy dancing in the background
lol bro chill
You gayed out the comment section with your trash opinion