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    • Jul 1, 1959
    Johnny Horton records "Johnny Reb" during the evening at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio on Nashville's Music Row
    Jul 20, 1959
    Columbia releases Johnny Horton's "Johnny Reb"
    Aug 3, 1959
    Johnny Horton's father, John "Lolly" Horton, dies in Rusk, Texas
    Aug 29, 1959
    Johnny Horton performs "Johnny Reb" and "The Battle Of New Orleans" on ABC's telecast of "The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show"
    Nov 29, 1959
    "The Battle Of New Orleans" wins Song of the Year for composer Jimmy Driftwood and Best Country & Western Performance for Johnny Horton during the second annual Grammy Awards
    Dec 30, 1959
    Johnny Horton makes his first attempt at recording "Sink The Bismarck," inspired by the Twentieth Century-Fox movie of the same name, at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio on Music Row in Nashville. He cuts the definitive version eight days later
    Jan 7, 1960
    Johnny Horton records "Sink The Bismarck," inspired by the movie of the same name, at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville during the wee morning hours. The World War II tale includes a reference to Winston Churchill
    Jan 18, 1960
    Columbia releases Johnny Horton's "Sink The Bismarck"
    Mar 7, 1960
    Johnny Horton records "Sleepy-Eyed John" just before midnight at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville
    Apr 2, 1960
    Johnny Horton performs "Sink The Bismarck" in a guest slot on ABC-TV's music series "The Dick Clark Show"
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