Horton,Johnny North To Alaska & Other Great Hits CD

2012 two CD collection. Johnny Horton was one of the best and most popular honky tonk singers of the late '50s and this superb set, with no less than 60 wonderful tracks, is the most comprehensive package outside of a box set. Includes all the UK and US hit singles up to his tragic death in 1960. Some of the highlights: "The Battle of New Orleans" and "North to Alaska" really show off his iconic international hit making prowess. This collection runs from spectacularly raucous rockabilly through to country ballads and novelty hits and is quite simply a must have for fans of Johnny Horton and this genre. Jasmine.

1. Plaid and Calico 2. Coal Smoke Valve Oil and Steam 3. Devilish Love Light 4. Done Rovin' 5. Mean Mean Son of a Gun 6. Gobbler the Houn' Dog 7. Shadows on the Old Bayou 8. In My House in Shelby County 9. Go and Wash Your Dirty Feet 10. Smokey Joe's Barbecue 11. It's a Long Rocky Road 12. Words 13. Broken Hearted Gypsy 14. First Train Headin' South 15. Move Down the Line 16. The S.S. Lureline 17. The Child's Side of Life 18. All for the Love of a Girl 19. The Mansion You Stole 20. The Train with a Rhumba Beat 21. Two Red Lips and Warm Red Wine 22. Ridin' the Sunshine Special 23. Big Wheels Rollin' 24. Devil Made a Masterpiece 25. Hot in the Sugarcane Field 26. Lonesome and Heartbroken 27. Seven Comes Eleven 28. I Can't Forget You 29. Wise to the Ways of a Woman 30. Out in New Mexico 31. Tetched in the Head 32. Just Walk a Little Closer 33. Don't Use My Heart for a Stepping Stone 34. I Love You Baby 35. The Battle of New Orleans 36. Whispering Pines 37. The First Train Headin' South 38. Lost Highway 39. Joe's Been A-Gittin' There 40. Sam Magee 41. When It's Springtime in Alaska (It's Forty Below) 42. Cherokee Boogie 43. All for the Love of a Girl 44. The Golden Rocket 45. Mr. Moonlight 46. Got the Bull By the Horns 47. Johnny Freedom (Freedom Land) 48. Jim Bridger 49. Comanche (The Brave Horse) 50. Snow Shoe Thompson 51. O'Leary's Cow 52. John Paul Jones 53. Young Abe Lincoln 54. Battle of Bull Run 55. Sinking of the Reuben James 56. Johnny Reb 57. Sink the Bismark 58. North to Alaska 59. Mansion You Stole 60. I'm Ready If You're Willing