The Battle of New Orleans

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"The Battle of New Orleans" is a song written by Jimmy Driftwood in 1936. The song describes the Battle of New Orleans from the perspective of an American soldier; it tells the tale of the battle with a light tone and provides a rather comical version of what actually happened at the battle. It has been recorded by many artists, but the singer most often associated with this song is Johnny Horton. His version, recorded at Bradley Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, scored number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959. Billboard ranked it as the number-one song for 1959, and it was very popular with teenagers in the late 1950s/early 1960s in an era mostly dominated by rock-and roll-music. Horton's version began with the quoting of the first 12 notes of the song "Dixie" by Daniel Emmett. It ends with the sound of an officer leading a count off in marching, as the song fades out. In Billboard's rankings of the top songs in the first 50 years of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, "The Battle of New Orleans...

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