Fun pictures to accompany Johnny Horton's song. I do not own rights to the song or images. BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS (Written by Jimmy Driftwood) Johnny Horton In 1814, we took a little trip Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip'. We took a little bacon and we took a little beans And we caught the bloody British in a town in New Orleans. We fired our guns and the British kept a-coming There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago. We fired once more, and they began to running, On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. We looked down the river and we see'd the British come and there musta' been a hundred of 'em beating on the drum. They stepped so high and they made their bugles ring We stood beside our cotton bales and didn't say a thing. We fired our guns, and the British kept a-coming There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago. We fired once more and they began to running, On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. Ole Hickory said we could take 'em by surprise If we didn't fire our muskets 'till we look 'em in the eyes. We held our fire 'til we seen their faces swell Then we opened up our squirrel guns and really gave 'em... Well.. We fired our guns, and the British kept a-coming There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago. We fired once more and they began to running, On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. Well they ran through the briars, and they ran through the brambles And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit .... + Informações

SOTD for Friday, February 18, 2011. "The Battle of New Orleans" is the name of a song composed by Jimmie Driftwood. The song describes the 1815 Battle of New Orleans from the perspective of an American soldier; the lyrics are evidently intended to be comical. It has been recorded by many artists, but the singer most often associated with this song is Johnny Horton. His version scored #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 during 1959.. + Informações

Jean Constantin" "Johnny Horton" "Battle Of New Orleans" "Jimmie Driftwood". + Informações

Performing a Jimmie Driftwood cover in my master bathroom. Only after 4 listens, during editing, I discovered an oddity. On the 3rd Chorus, if you turn it up, ghostly hand claps can be heard. I had another strange experience in this bathroom, but nothing recorded. Trust me, I don't believe in ghosts, no one else was there, and I can't explain it.. + Informações

This fun sequence was inspired by one of my father's favorite songs, "Battle of New Orleans" and it returns for a second year in my Independence Day show. Written by Jimmy Driftwood and sung by Johnny Horton along with a whimsical movie created by YouTube user "MissJuicyJessica", this song is still a crowd favorite. Hardware provided by www.d-light.us, software provided by www.aurorashow.com, and water drop image courtesy of Anthony Sacco (goo.gl. + Informações

Before he took the name Driftwood he was Jim Morris, teaching junior high kids in Stone County, Arkansas who didn't give a hoot about American history. So Jim Morris took American history and set it to music and got the kid's attention, and in 1959 Johnny Horton got a big country hit with "The Battle of New Orleans". And Jimmy retired from classroom teaching to share Ozark Mountain folklore with the world and write a couple thousand more great story songs, including "The Tennessee Stud". Off The Wall, Walled Lake MI, Dec 5, 2009.. + Informações

Vote for me! www.ovationguitars.com Cover of The Battle of New Orleans. The song was a hit Johnny Horton in 1959. This song was also recorded by Vaughn Monroe, Lonnie Donegan and His Skiffle Group, Harpers Bizarre, Johnny Cash, Les Humphries Singers, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen, Dolly Parton, Bill Haley, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and Cornershop. The Performer is PEZ and the guitar is a 1980 Ovation Legend. Casio Exilim camera. This is completely unplugged. No amps or effects of any types.. + Informações

Donny Nyman performs "The Battle of New Orleans" , a fast and funny ballad written by Jimmy Driftwood . This song was one of Johnny Horton's biggest hits.. + Informações

Bonus video: This one is just for fun! I took the British Parody of "Battle of New Orleans" that Johnny Horton recorded (England banned the original version so he recorded this to mock that decision) and I set that to the footage from my Independence Day water / light show. Be sure to watch the credits as they are just as much fun!. + Informações

The Battle of New Orleans was written by Jimmie Driftwood. The song details the 1815 Battle of New Orleans from the perspective of an American fighting alongside Andrew Jackson against British forces, but the tone is lighthearted. It has been recorded by many artists, but the one most often associated with this song is Johnny Horton his version was released as a single in 1959. Driftwood, a school principal in Arkansas with a passion for history, set a historical account of the battle to this music in an attempt to get students interested in learning history. It worked, and Driftwood became well known in the region for his historical songs. The Battle of New Orleans In 1814 we took a little trip Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip. We took a little bacon and we took a little beans And we caught the bloody British in the town of New Orleans. [Chorus:] We fired our guns and the British kept a'comin. There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago. We fired once more and they began to runnin' on Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. We looked down the river and we see'd the British come. And there must have been a hundred of'em beatin' on the drum. They stepped so high and they made the bugles ring. We stood by our cotton bales and didn't say a thing. [Chorus] Old Hickory said we could take 'em by surprise If we didn't fire our muskets 'til we looked 'em in the eye We held our fire 'til we see'd their faces well. Then we opened up with squirrel guns .... + Informações

Music and lyrics by Jimmy Driftwood: Jimmy Driftwood was a high school principal and history teacher who loved to sing, play instruments and write songs. Mr. Driftwood wrote many songs, all for the sole purpose of helping his students learn about this battle and other historical events. But this song turned out to be so popular that it won the 1959 Grammy Award for Song Of The Year (awarded in 1960 for musical accomplishments in 1959). Johnny Horton also won the 1959 Grammy Award for Best Country And Western Performance for his recording of this song. "The Battle of New Orleans," is about a battle in the War of 1812, and it became one of the biggest selling hits of 1959. After the Battle of New Orleans, which Andrew Jackson won on January the 8th eighteen and fifteen, the boys played the fiddle again that night, only they changed the name of it from the battle of a place in Ireland to the Eighth of January. Years passed and in about nineteen and forty-five an Arkansas school teacher slowed the tune down and put words to it and that song is The Battle Of New Orleans and I will try to sing it for you. Well, in eighteen and fourteen we took a little trip along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip. We took a little bacon and we took a little beans, And we caught the bloody British near the town of New Orleans. We fired our guns and the British kept a'comin. There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago. We fired once more and they began to runnin' down the .... + Informações

"The Battle of New Orleans" is the name of a song written by Jimmie Driftwood. The song details the 1815 Battle of New Orleans from the perspective of an American fighting alongside Andrew Jackson against British forces, but the tone is lighthearted. It has been recorded by many artists, but the one most often associated with this song is Johnny Horton. His version, released as a single in 1959, topped the Billboard Hot 100.. + Informações

Jim Marshall sawing on an old Jimmy Driftwood tune. + Informações

Johnny Horton The Battle Of New Orleans 1959 Best Video Quality Free mp3 music dustysmp3.com 50's 60's 70's you can visit my website and listen to my free mp3 jukebox. + Informações

About the battle of New Orleans, which took place at the end of the war of 1812, enjoy!. + Informações

Glen Branscum singing song Johnny cash recorded June Carter cash's parents wrote. + Informações

Battle of New Orleans (also known as "The 8th of January") performed by The VolleyballJones Pickers: David Evans (fiddle & vocals), John Lee (mandolin & vocals), David Durham (upright bass), Steve Evans (guitar) and John McGinty (sound & camera man). Gracie Hart (Steve's granddaughter) is making her YouTube acting debut in this video. Gracie is 2 ½ years old and she's a sweetheart.. + Informações

This is my attempt at a song as arranged by Johnny Horton and Tilman Franks. It was written by Jimmy Driftwood and he put it to a tune called, "The 8th of January". I changed the words a bit and forgot a couple too. Instead of saying "nigh" as many... I said, "quite" as many... Who says nigh anymore. Jimmy's version has a bunch more verses but I went with the shorter more popular version.. + Informações

Tillman Franks was born in Stamps, Arkansas. At age two, his family relocated to Shreveport, Louisiana. When he was a teenager, his parents had an old hand-cranked Victrola and his father had purchased a new record. It was by Roy Acuff and the song was Would You Care. Franks loved the song and played it over and over. That triggered his desire to become a country music singer. When World War II started, Tillman joined the Army in 1942. While stationed at Tinker Air Base in Oklahoma, Franks got to meet one of his idols, Gene Sullivan. They immediately become friends and it was from Sullivan that he learned a lot of comedy. Franks was discharged in1945. Later that year, he got a job playing bass fiddle with Harmie Smith. Harmie had a program each morning on KWKH and would work a show most nights within a 150-mile radius of Shreveport. Franks' career was going nowhere, so Dick Hart and Les Gibbs invited him to come to Little Rock, Arkansas and work with them (mid-1947). By the first part of 1948, Franks was back in Shreveport working for the Bailes Brothers. Tillman played bass with them on the first night of the famed Louisiana Hayride on Saturday night, April 3, 1948. From then on, his life would be entwined with the Hayride. Shortly after the Hayride started, Franks left Shreveport to go to Houston, Texas to join Buddy Attaway and Claude King on KLEE for Elmer Laird Auto Sales. Laird had several car lots and a car-financing firm. In early 1949, Tillman returned to .... + Informações

Thomascows version "The Battle of New Orleans" 1950's composed by Jimmie Driftwood. The melody is based on a well-known American fiddle tune "The 8th of January", which was the date of the Battle of New Orleans. Jimmie Driftwood, a school principal in Arkansas with a passion for history, set an account of the battle to this music in an attempt to get students interested in learning history. It seemed to work, and Driftwood became known well in the region for his historical songs. He was "discovered" during the late 1950s by Don Warden, and eventually was given a recording contract by RCA, for whom he recorded 12 songs during 1958, including "The Battle of New Orleans".Also recorded by Johnny Horton 1959.. + Informações

Battle of New Orleans Tuesday, October 12, 2010 Bluegrass Bombers playing at the Nixon Farm in Jacksonville, Arkansas for a fundraising event for the re-election of Governor Mike Beebe. On this video you will hear the ending of the "Old Home Place," an excerpt of Governor Beebe speaking, and the "Battle of New Orleans" song. "Battle of New Orleans" cover performed by the Bluegrass Bombers: David Evans (fiddle & vocals), John Lee (mandolin & vocals), David Durham (upright bass), Steve Evans (guitar) In 1945, Jimmy Driftwood, a school teacher in north Arkansas, wrote the Battle of New Orleans to sing to his history class and to make the subject more fun. In 1959 Jimmy Driftwood won a Grammy Award for writing this Song of the Year. Likewise, the singer Johnny Horton won a Grammy in 1959 for his recording of Battle of New Orleans.. + Informações

A Unique Cover of the Country Classic from the LP "Dream" 1975.. Jimmy Ibbotson - Vocals, Guitars, Bass, ARP, Accordian, Percussion.. John McEuen - Banjo, Mandolin, Fiddle, Acoustic Guitar, Dobro, Lap Steel, Electric Guitar.. Jimmie Fadden - Drums, Percussion, Harmonica.. Jeff Hanna - Vocals, Guitars, Slide Guitar, Percussion.. Produced by William McEuen.. Recorded in Colorado at: Applewood Studio, Golden, and The Caribou Ranch, Nederland.. United Artists UA-LA 469-G. + Informações

An old Jimmy Driftwood song made popular by Johnny Horton. (Something a little different, eh?). + Informações

A Karaoke song. Written by Jimmy Driftwood. Recorded by Johnny Horton. (1959). + Informações

Ken Ralston & Ron Smith do Jimmy Driftwood's famous "Battle of New Orleans." This performance was part of the Flagstaff Folk Festival held June 25-26, 2011, at the Coconino Center for the Arts, organized by Flagstaff Friends of Traditional Music (FFOTM).. + Informações