Why did Johnny Horton wrote The Battle of New Orleans?

In the 1930s, songwriter Jimmy Driftwood set his “Battle of New Orleans” song to that melody. Driftwood was an Arkansas teacher who said he often wrote songs to help teach his students history. He recorded a version of the song in 1957, but it was Johnny Horton’s version that became a hit.

Who was the hero of the Battle of New Orleans?

Major General Andrew Jackson
On this day in 1815, Major General Andrew Jackson led a small, poorly equipped army to victory against 8,000 British troops at the Battle of New Orleans. Jackson became a hero (and later the seventh president of the United States).

Who is Johnny Horton Battle of New Orleans?

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Who was the song written about in the war of 1812?

Near the end of the War of 1812, British troops attacked the city, but were defeated by American forces. The song was written by Jimmy Driftwood, an Arkansas high school principal and history teacher who loved singing and writing songs.

What did Johnny Horton win a Grammy for?

Horton’s wife thought the Gold Record didn’t fit the home decor, but the Golden Guitar did. This won the 1959 Grammys for Song of the Year (for composer Jimmy Driftwood) and Best Country and Western Performance for Johnny Horton. A parody version by Homer and Jethro (“Battle of Kookamonga”) also won a Grammy for Best Musical Comedy Performance. >>

What did Canada do in the war of 1812?

General Comment Sounds like these Canadians did not like Johnny Horton’s retelling of Southern resilience at the end of the War of 1812. The fact that the British navy (there was no autonomous country of Canada at the time), the most powerful in the world, raided our poor agrarian capital and set fire to a few buildings is nothing to be proud of.