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Battle of New Orleans (1959)Johnny Horton (Jimmie Driftwood)

submitted by swampgirl

1 decade 6 years 10 months 3 weeks ago

"We fired our canon till the barrel melted down, so we grabbed an alligator and we fought another round. We filled his head will cannon balls and powdered his behind, and when touched the powder off the gator lost his mind!"

"The Battle of New Orleans" is the name of a song written by Jimmie Driftwood. The song details the 1815 Battle of New Orleans from the perspective of an American fighting alongside Andrew Jackson against British forces, but the tone is lighthearted. It has been recorded by many artists, but the one most often associated with this song is Johnny Horton. His version, released as a single in 1959, topped the Billboard Hot 100

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I'm trying to find who this singer is. This song was written by Jimmie Driftwood, but I don't think this is him singing. (edit: I fixed the title, it's Johnny Horton singing)

I know some great clips of Jimmy Driftwood@ 91 years old on his ranch demonstrating different instruments one of them homemade from a bed headboard I believe. Maybe I'll give one a try.

Me-mor-ies!

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