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On This Day in 1959, Johnny Horton Recorded the Best Country Song of the Year—a Humorous History Lesson From the Perspective of an American Soldier … from the American Songwriter Clayton Edwards

Johnny Horton in the studioSixty-seven years ago today, Johnny Horton stepped into the studio and turned a history lesson into a Grammy-winning No. 1 single.

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