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    • Oct 9, 1990
    The Country Music Hall Of Fame inducts five into its Walkway Of Stars: Lorrie Morgan, The Fruit Jar Drinkers, Tommy Hunter, Southern Pacific and Johnny Horton
    Sep 2, 1992
    Johnny Horton's "North To Alaska" ranks #85 as Country America magazine lists the Top 100 Country Songs Of All-Time
    Feb 1, 1998
    Time-Life releases "Classic Country: 1950-1959," stocked with hits by Sonny James, The Browns, Patsy Cline, Conway Twitty, Elvis Presley, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Don Gibson, Johnny Horton, Ray Price, Hank Snow and Marty Robbins, among others
    Mar 7, 2001
    The Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts cite 365 titles as Songs of the Century, including more than 50 country recordings. Among them: Johnny Horton's war saga "The Battle Of New Orleans"
    Feb 27, 2002
    Johnny Horton's single "The Battle Of New Orleans," Hank Williams' "Jambalaya (On The Bayou)" and Elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel" enter the Grammy Hall of Fame along with other 1950s originals "Sincerely," "Ain't That A Shame," "Lucille," "Misty" and "Mister Sandman"
    Mar 14, 2003
    The Country Music Foundation publishes "Heartaches By The Number," celebrating country's "500 greatest singles." Johnny Horton makes the list twice, with "I'm Coming Home" and "The Battle Of New Orleans"
    Apr 10, 2004
    Johnny Horton is added to the Delta Music Hall of Fame in Ferriday, Louisiana, along with R&B singer Percy Sledge and piano player Al Harris
    Aug 22, 2009
    The late Johnny Horton, guitarist James Burton and defunct radio show "The Louisiana Hayride" are inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Shreveport
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